FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A former evidence custodian for the Florence Police Department has been indicted on more than 100 charges linked with stealing narcotics from the evidence vault.
Chief Ron Tyler tells Al.com (https://bit.ly/2nwuhYA ) that 34-year-old Lauren Ezell, of Rogersville, resigned amid an investigation into allegations she mishandled and stole evidence.
Ezell has been indicted on 118 counts of second-degree theft and one count of attempting to commit a controlled substance crime. If convicted, each felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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Ezell is being held in the Lauderdale County Detention Center with bail set at $179,500. She surrendered to police on Tuesday. It was unknown if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
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