TIPTON (AP) — Authorities say Cedar County’s former jail administrator has been charged with theft.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 49-year-old Daron Wilkinson misappropriated jail funds for his own use.
The charge follows release of a state audit report last week that said the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office did not properly deposit money from inmate room and board and work release fees for 2.5 years. The loss to the county is estimated at more than $35,000.
The audit said Wilkinson worked as the jail administrator from May 2013 until his resignation in December 2015.