Seymour-Jackson Elementary school teacher arrested for Theft

A string of thefts from Seymour-Jackson Elementary School led to the arrest of a third-grade teacher.

“The Tribune” in Seymour is reporting that 46-year-old Meredith Charlton faces Class A misdemeanor charges of Theft after an investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.

The paper says that earlier this month, a school resource officer was notified of a series of thefts at the school. Last week, surveillance cameras were placed in the office of the school. That same day, money was marked and placed in a desk in the office.

The paper says that Charlton was seen in the office going through an employee’s purse and desk that contained the marked money. She was arrested shortly thereafter.

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