Clerk Resigns After Theft Allegations
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Allegations of theft resulted in the resignation Monday of a clerk in Kosciusko Superior Court III.
Jalaine M. Brumfield, 42, of 1403 Alpha St., Warsaw, was arrested on a Class D felony charge of theft and booked into Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday. She was later released on her own recognizance.
Brumfield allegedly stole more than $2,000 since Jan. 9, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed Tuesday in Kosciusko Superior Court.
The investigation began last Friday when a woman called the clerk's office complaining that her driver's license was suspended. The woman told Kosciusko County Clerk Marsha McSherry that she paid her fine with a money order in June, but her license was suspended anyway.
When McSherry investigated the matter, she allegedly found the ticket folder in a drawer of Brumfield's desk, according to court documents. The folder contained an envelope filed June 22, but no money order and no receipt was found for the woman.
McSherry reportedly found the cash deposit for that day was short while the check deposit was over in the same amount. On her initial investigation, McSherry said she found at least five times the deposits did not balance.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department said in the affidavit that Brumfield allegedly told a detective she took the money to pay bills. Brumfield also allegedly said she intended to pay the money back but was in "too deep with all of her bills," according to the affidavit.
Brumfield reportedly gave police 15 ticket folders from money she allegedly took.
McSherry was given a list of people who may have problems so she could correct any errors on driving records.
Brumfield resigned her position Monday. She was employed as a clerk in Kosciusko Superior Court III - which handles small claims cases and traffic violations and other infractions and misdemeanors - for almost 10 years. [[In-content Ad]]
Allegations of theft resulted in the resignation Monday of a clerk in Kosciusko Superior Court III.
Jalaine M. Brumfield, 42, of 1403 Alpha St., Warsaw, was arrested on a Class D felony charge of theft and booked into Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday. She was later released on her own recognizance.
Brumfield allegedly stole more than $2,000 since Jan. 9, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed Tuesday in Kosciusko Superior Court.
The investigation began last Friday when a woman called the clerk's office complaining that her driver's license was suspended. The woman told Kosciusko County Clerk Marsha McSherry that she paid her fine with a money order in June, but her license was suspended anyway.
When McSherry investigated the matter, she allegedly found the ticket folder in a drawer of Brumfield's desk, according to court documents. The folder contained an envelope filed June 22, but no money order and no receipt was found for the woman.
McSherry reportedly found the cash deposit for that day was short while the check deposit was over in the same amount. On her initial investigation, McSherry said she found at least five times the deposits did not balance.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department said in the affidavit that Brumfield allegedly told a detective she took the money to pay bills. Brumfield also allegedly said she intended to pay the money back but was in "too deep with all of her bills," according to the affidavit.
Brumfield reportedly gave police 15 ticket folders from money she allegedly took.
McSherry was given a list of people who may have problems so she could correct any errors on driving records.
Brumfield resigned her position Monday. She was employed as a clerk in Kosciusko Superior Court III - which handles small claims cases and traffic violations and other infractions and misdemeanors - for almost 10 years. [[In-content Ad]]