A former employee of a Tallassee business finds himself charged with first-degree theft from the business.
Charles Weston Isbell, 60, of Tallassee, was arrested by the Tallassee Police Department Sept. 7 and charged with first-degree theft. Tallassee Police Department Det. Michael Anderson said the total taken from River Region Roofing is just shy of $33,500 and the theft started about September 2023. An investigation by the Tallassee Police Department started in June after the business contacted the department.
“It started with an internal audit,” Anderson said. “It’s alleged he was able to manipulate contract numbers to obtain a higher commission. He also didn’t make a cash deposit for one job and that was the largest part of it.”…