A former county official was arrested for stealing thousands of public funds, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
Sherrie Wallace Footman, a 57-year-old Kingstree resident, was recently charged with embezzlement of public funds (over $10,000), SLED said in a news release.
Footman was booked into the Williamsburg County Detention Center on May 20, according to the release. Bond was set at $10,000 and posted the same day she was arrested, court records show.
Between August 2015 and January 2023, Footman worked as an office manager for the Williamsburg County Water and Sewer Services, where she was “responsible for the custody, transfer and disbursement of public funds,” according to an arrest warrant.
According to the arrest warrant, Footman embezzled $150,000.94 in public funds from January 2018 to November 2022.
Information about how the money was embezzled was not available.
There was no discussion of what was done with the money or whether it was spent.
The embezzlement was confirmed through an examination of financial records and witness statements, records show.
SLED listed Footman as a former county employee, but information about how and when she left the job was not available.
The 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s Office will prosecute the case.
If convicted of embezzlement, Footman faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, under South Carolina law.
