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Baldwin County AL Nov 4 2012 A former Alabama State Trooper and Atmore Police Departmentinvestigator from Walnut Hill has been convicted of using a state credit cardto buy over $2,200 worth of gas for his personal use.Jonathan Dees, 48, pleaded guilty in Baldwin County CircuitCourt. He was sentenced to 60 months in jail, That sentence was suspended andhe was ordered to serve a term of six months supervised probation, to pay court costs, and a fine of $100 to theAlabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund.Dees provided a currentaddress in the 7000 block of Highway 97 in Walnut Hill at the time of hisarrest on February 16, 2012,  accordingto Baldwin County Jail records.Dees had been assigned to the Mobile office of theDepartment of Public Safety and was later hired as a police investigator by theCity of Atmore.He resigned his position with the Atmore Police Department on the day of hisarrest.The state presented Dees’confession; video evidence showing him purchasing the gasoline; anddocumentation that, on his days off, he used his trooper vehicle and bought gasfor his personal use with the state credit card. Prior to pleading guilty, Dees repaid $2,204.09 for purchases between theapproximate dates of July 2009 and January 2011.“This case is a sad example of someone who has betrayed notonly the trust of taxpayers and the law that he was sworn to uphold, but alsohis fellow law enforcement officers who have earned our trust and respect,”said Alabama Attorney General Strange. “Our message to all is that publiccorruption must be fought so that Alabamacitizens may have confidence on those who serve the public.”
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