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Former Autauga Metro Jail officer charged with theft


PRATTVILLE — A former Autauga Metro Jail officer and another woman each face four counts of theft of property by deception for an alleged check-cashing scheme.
Tara Lynette Woodfin, 41, of 653 Osborne Road in Tallassee was arrested Wednesday, said Chief Deputy Joe Sedinger. She resigned from her jail post following her arrest and was released Wednesday afternoon after posting bonds totaling $20,000, said Capt. Larry Nixon, jail warden.
Also charged is Billie Lynn Phillips, 42, of the same address, Sedinger said. Phillips remained in the metro jail Thursday afternoon on bonds totaling $20,000, Nixon said. Phillips also faces a probation violation due to the arrest, courthouse records show. She was on probation out of Autauga County District Court on a conviction of writing bad checks, the records reflect.
Woodfin could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon. Court and arrest records do not list a viable telephone number for her home. Court records show she does not have an attorney.
Phillips could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon. Court records show she does not have an attorney on the most recent charges.
The two women allegedly made copies of Woodfin’s payroll check and deposited the scanned copy online, Sedinger said. The actual payroll check was then cashed at a business, he said. The four checks totaled $2,674.20, sheriff’s office reports show
The scheme came to light when the county commission office reviewed payroll records and spotted the double dipping, Nixon said. The practice allegedly began in late May and was done for the past four pay periods, he said.
Woodfin turned herself into authorities Wednesday. She was treated the same as anyone being booked into the facility, Nixon said.
“She was never put in a cell,” he said. “She knew what her bond amount was and came in with a good bond. She was processed, photographed and fingerprinted and then was released on bond.

“It’s not unusual for people turning themselves in to come in with a bond. We make sure the bond is in order, approve the bond, then process and release them.”