Jackson County Water Company employee charged in $160,000 cash deposit theft

Woman Charged With Stealing Over $160,000 From Water Utility

A former employee of the Jackson County Water Authority in Brownstown was charged Friday, Mar. 20, in Jackson Circuit Court with stealing $160,142 from the water utility over a two-year period. Stephanie K. Austin Stephanie K. Austin, 41, of the 1200 block of Hickory Hill Road in Seymour, was booked into Jackson County Jail at 3:17 p.m. Friday, Mar. 13, and faces three felony counts of theft. According to Detective Jac Sanders of the Brownstown P

Jackson County Water Company employee charged in $160,000 cash deposit theft

BROWNSTOWN — A long-term investigation into missing funds at the Jackson County Water Company has culminated in felony charges against a Seymour woman accused of stealing more than $160,000 from the utility. Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Lynsey N. Fleetwood filed three Level 5 felony counts of theft against Stephanie K. Austin, 41, on Friday, following a detailed probe by the Brownstown Police Department. Stephanie K. Austin Austin, who s…