TBI charges three in $30,000 4-H theft

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested three people accused of stealing funds from the Monroe County 4-H Scholastic Clay Target Program, according to a news release from the state agency.

Mary Ellen Sellin, 60, Timothy Scott Sellin, 58, and Tony Aram Millsaps, 71, were identified at the parties responsible for the theft of approximately $30,000 over several years from the 4-H program, officials said.

Mary Ellen Sellin handled funds for the organization, while Timothy Sellin and Millsaps served as coaches for the program, officials said.

The Monroe County Grand Jury returned indictments Nov. 6, 2019, charging each with one count of theft over $10,000.

On Monday, the Sellins turned themselves in to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, where they were subsequently booked into the jail and released after posting $15,000 bond each. Millsaps turned himself in on Tuesday and was subsequently released from the jail after posting $15,000 bond, officials said.