Details Emerge from Former Sheriff's Indictment

Former Hickman County Sheriff Mark Green will soon be the defendant in a trial.

According to the Hickman County Circuit Court Clerk, Green was indicted Thursday on a charge of abuse of public trust, which is a class D felony. An arraignment was scheduled for April 4. 

Kentucky State Police presented testimony to the Grand Jury, saying they began investigation into possible missing funds from an account to which Green had access. Trooper Jay Thomas told West Kentucky Star the county attorney asked police to investigate after looking at accounts in January, after the new sheriff took office. 

Green, who is 50, was elected to office in 2010 and served two terms as sheriff. He did not run for re-election last year. 

In March of 2015, a report by then-Auditor Adam Edelen showed that Green had $2,882 of disallowed expenditures during the 2013 calendar year. Those expenditures were disallowed due to their personal nature or the lack of proper supporting documentation. The auditor recommended that Green repay the money from his personal funds to the Hickman County Fiscal Court.