Former Elkhart County jail employee accused of stealing $27K from inmates

Former Elkhart Jail Employee Stole $27K from Inmate Accounts

Source: Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office / Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office GOSHEN, Ind. — A former booking specialist at the Elkhart County Jail has turned herself in after an investigation revealed she stole over $27,000 from former inmates’ secure Trust Fund accounts. 26-year-old Haley Atherton, who began working at the jail in June 2023 and has since been terminated, was formally charged following a police investigation that began on June 9. T…

Former Elkhart County jail employee accused of stealing $27K from inmates

GOSHEN, Ind. (WISH) — A former jail employee turned herself into Elkhart County officials Tuesday after an investigation learned she’d stolen over $27,000 from inmate accounts. Haley Atherton, 26, worked as a booking specialist at the Elkhart County Jail starting in June 2023, and has since been terminated. A probable cause affidavit shared with News 8 says investigation into Atherton started on June 9 after a jail secretary found an inmate’s Tr…