Melanie Redmond, 49, was charged with theft, a Level 6 felony, after she admitted to an Indiana State Police sergeant that she stole the funds from the athletic booster club. According to court documents, Indiana State Police were contacted on March 9th after Booster Club members discovered funds were missing from the account. During her time as treasurers Redmond had not deposited money earned from the concession stand but instead she spend the money on bills, gas, food and Christmas gifts and other items. As treasurer, Redmond was the only person keeping track of the money. In the interview with police, Redmond said over the two-and-a-half years she served as treasurer, she had not deposited all of the money earned from the concession stand.Prosecutor Ted Adams said that because of Redmond’s theft the booster club was unable to pay for any athletic expenses for eight months. The executive board made the decision to pay off the Sam’s Club credit card balance to prevent more finance charges. She was ordered to serve 185 days on probation with conditions that included 100 hours of community service, and a mental health evaluation. In addition to pay $7,000 of the $12,493.31 restitution along with a fine and court costs.

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