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Former GA sheriff's officer charged
Posted: 02.15.2010 at 6:16 PM
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Donald Glenn Carr is suspected of taking evidence from an evidence locker

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(AP) -- Authorities say the  has arrested a former Madison County investigator on charges of theft by taking, tampering with evidence and violation of his oath of office. 

Madison County Chief Deputy Shawn Burns says Donald Glenn Carr is suspected of taking evidence from an evidence locker. Burns says Carr was booked into the Madison County Jail on Monday and released on $10,000 bond. 

The Athens Banner-Herald reports that Burns says Carr resigned from sheriffs office at the end of September, citing personal problems. He says that after Carr left, investigators discovered that evidence from Carrs cases was missing. 

Burns would not say what kind of evidence Carr is suspected of taking.

(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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