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A former treasurer of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department was arrested Thursday in the Houston area for reportedly stealing from his former non-profit.
John Johnson was booked into the Brazoria County Jail by members of the Alvin Police Department on an arrest warrant after he reportedly stole between $30,000-150,000 from the Smithville VFD. As of Friday afternoon, Johnson remained in the Brazoria County Jail in lieu of a $75,000 bond.
The arrest comes after an investigation that began in November. Smithville police received a report that a former Smithville VFD reportedly stole money from the non-profit.
After a forensic audit of Smithville VFD financials and bank accounts and subpoenas of financial records from several entities, a warrant for the suspect’s arrest was issued. It was revealed that the suspect resides in Alvin, where officers from that department executed the arrest warrant.
After his arrest, the suspect reportedly agreed to talk to Smithville police, who he reportedly confessed to taking money from Smithville VFD. According to Smithville police, funds were only stolen from the Smithville VFD fundraiser account.
