Dearborn County: Yesterday afternoon Detective Joe Loyd arrested a Dillsboro woman on two counts of theft. The charges were the result of an investigation into missing funds from Kennett Truck Stop in Greendale and Kennett’s River City Marathon in Aurora. Tammera K. Jones, 44 of Dillsboro was a trusted employee of Kennett Truck Stop and Kennett River City Marathon for many years. In October, 2010 she was promoted to manager and tasked with the responsibility of depositing money from the businesses into the bank as well as filling the Automatic Teller Machines at both locations. The investigation revealed between October, 2010 and March 2012 Jones allegedly embezzled over $25,000 from the businesses. She was arrested yesterday without incident and taken to the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center.
Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Media note: The above spelling of “Tammera” is the correct spelling. A photo of Jones may be available by contacting the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center.
