Tullahoma Woman facing charges of Stealing Money from Franklin Co. PTO

A Tullahoma woman has been arrested after she was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury.
Kimberly Renee Austin, 34, of Overlook Circle, Tullahoma was charged with theft of property between $1,000 and $10,000, fraudulent use of a credit card and theft of property of $500 to $1,000. She was released from the Franklin County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
Austin is accused of taking some $8,000 from the North Lake Elementary PTO, as well as taking money from Center Stage Dance Company.
According to Franklin County Sheriff’s Investigator Robert Tipps, Austin served as treasurer for the school PTO for the 2015-2016 school year. According to the investigator, her arrest came after the president of the PTO discovered discrepancies’ on the school’s bank card.
She allegedly made purchases for herself and she also got cash back from the bank card after making purchases.
Austin made her first appearance for arraignment in Franklin County Circuit Court July 15.