WASHINGTON — A Montgomery County employee has been arrested and charged with stealing over $13,000 in county equipment.
Montgomery County police said they got a tip that Jason White, 31, was selling expensive county tools such as industrial-sized salt spreaders on the black market.
White, who ABC 7 reports made $99,000 in 2015, was arrested after police videotaped him on Jan. 8, 2016, allegedly loading a up a trailer on the back of a pickup truck with three salt spreaders worth more than $13,000 at the county’s fleet management depot in Derwood, which is north of Rockville.
JUST IN: Montgomery County employee arrested for stealing $13k in salt spreaders/car batteries. 31yo earned $99k in 2015 working for county. pic.twitter.com/oom8zSMndk
— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) February 10, 2017
White has been charged with theft and faces up to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
White has worked for the county since 2005, and police are investigating to see if this was a one-time event or if he has been involved in other cases of theft of county equipment.
White is out on bond and has a preliminary hearing scheduled in Montgomery County District Court on March 2.
