KNOXVILLE – Police in Knoxville arrested a man on Friday for allegedly misappropriating funds belonging to Knoxville Little League.

The Knoxville Police Department says that on June 12 of this year, they received a report regarding suspected misappropriation of funds from a bank account that belonged to Knoxville Little League. An investigation was subsequently launched and it was determined that $26,000 in funds were missing from the account.

Following the investigation, authorities arrested 41-year-old Brandon Stone, a member of the Knoxville Little League Board of Directors, who served as the organization’s treasurer. Stone has been charged with 1st Degree Theft, a Class C felony. 

Stone is being held in the Marion County Jail on a $10,000 bond with his preliminary hearing set for October 23.