Tifton Gazette

Local News

September 22, 2006

Irwin clerk of court arrested

TIFTON — The Irwin County Clerk of Superior Court has turned herself in to answer accusations that she used her position to steal money from the Irwin County government.

Sharon Martin turned herself in to authorities after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation filed two warrants charging her with theft by conversion.

District Attorney Paul Bowden said that Martin is accused of writing two checks from an account used by her office and depositing them into a personal account.

“According to information on the warrant, it looks like Mrs. Martin wrote two checks, one for about $14,000 and the other for just over $3,400,” Bowden said.

Bowden said that Martin voluntarily stepped down from her position as the clerk and that she is out of jail on bond.

Martin could be removed permanently from her position as clerk if convicted of the charges by a state ethics panel headed up by the governor and the attorney general.

Text Only
Local News
AP Video
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium 50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
House Ads
Hyperlocal Search
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide
Popular Searches
Powered by Local.com
Seasonal Content
Business Marquee
Community Calendar
Loading…
Events by eviesays.com
Weather Radar
Video
SW Ga. Sacred Harp group at Folklife Festival in Tifton
Balloons released in Fitzgerald honoring fallen balloonist
Riding the Steam Train at Ga. Museum of Agriculture
Poll

Which (if any) of the Republican presidential candidates are you planning to support?

Herman Cain
Rick Perry
Mitt Romney
Michele Bachmann
Ron Paul
Newt Gingrich
Jon Huntsman
Rick Santorum
Voting Democratic

     View Results