State agents arrested a former Marion County Election Commissioner and the former treasurer of the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department on theft and official misconduct charges.
Former Marion County Election Commissioner Holly Henegar, 53, of Jasper, was indicted on one count of theft over $10,000 and official misconduct. Investigators say Henegar, “improperly issued more than 100 county payroll checks to 34 individuals for work that was not performed at the election office between July 2003 and March of 2010,” according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation release.
Nine of the individuals were under 14 years old. An estimated $27,000 was missing from the office. Henegar has been booked in the Marion County Jail on a $7,500 bond.
Former Haletown fire treasurer Billy Joe Henegar, 68, also of Jasper, was indicted on one count of theft over $60,000. Agents found checks written from the election office to the Haletown Fire Department. An estimated $94,000 was found unaccounted for, according to the release.
Billy Joe paid for credit card bills, computer equipment, food and cell phone services with the money. He was booked into the Marion County Jail on a $10,000 bond.