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.”
Anderson said the cash transaction also forced the business to pay for materials and labor used on the job.
A former employee of the same company is facing a felony computer tampering charge.
Kassie Stewart, 37, of Birmingham was also arrested on Sept. 7.
“It is alleged she used the credentials of another employee to gain access to the company’s computer system,” Anderson said. “She used the access to obtain information about the company’s customers.”
Both were taken to the Elmore County Jail. Within hours Isbell posted a $30,000 bond and Stewart posted a $15,000 bond.