Parrish arrested on charges of stealing from Dixie Youth baseball program

An Apalachicola woman is facing charges for stealing from the Apalachicola Dixie Youth League baseball program.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s department said Chala Parrish has been charged with Grand Theft 3rddegree for spending more than 3000 dollars from the Dixie Youth League account on personal items.

Miss Parrish was the group’s secretary.

The Sheriff’s department said they began investigating the theft on December the 3rd when the league board discovered that a Centennial Bank debit card had been fraudulently used.

The card was intended for purchases related to the Dixie Youth League only.

An investigation found that more than $3,000 was spent from the account on items including payments to the City of Apalachicola for water and sewer, Duke Energy, and the Franklin County Health Department.

Money was also spent at stores including, Ross, Dillard’s, and Office Max.

These purchases showed up on the account during the months of July through December when the account should be dormant because the baseball season was over.

The login and passwords to access the online banking account had been changed in August to prevent other board members from viewing the monthly bank statements.

Mrs. Parish had been making deposits back into the account beginning in October from the Kelley Funeral Home account writing the word “sponsor” on the checking slip.

At one point in November when the Centennial bank account was overdrawn, Ms. Parish took $600 from another Dixie Youth League account at Cadence Bank and deposited into the League checking account at Centennial Bank.

A warrant for Grand Theft 3rddegree was issued on December 16th – Miss Parrish turned herself in to the Liberty County Jail where she was released on her own recognizance.

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