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Former St. Tammany school system employee arrested after making ‘questionable purchase’

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A former St. Tammany Parish Public School System employee has been arrested after the discovery a “questionable purchase.”

According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, they began investigating the matter of falsified documents after receiving a tip from the public stating a former employee purchased a fish fryer on the school system’s account.

Deputies identified the employee as Brad Taylor. Reportedly while employed with the school system’s maintenance division, Taylor allegedly falsified documents to purchased the fryer from a Slidell hardware store.

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The falsified document listed the purchase as a “fan motor.”

Deputies add that Taylor did reimburse the school system so “no actual theft occurred.”

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“He went to great lengths to hide his original purchase, including doctoring documents and purchasing a fan motor, to hide the initial purchase of the fish fryer,” said STPSO deputies.

On May 15, a warrant was issued for Taylor’s arrest. On May 16, he reportedly turned himself in and was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center charges of obstruction of justice and filing or maintaining false public records.

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