Roann Clerk-Treasurer Arrested

The clerk-treasurer of the Wabash County town of Roann is in jail this morning for allegedly pocketing money residents paid her for water, sewage and trash pick up bills. Forty-four-year-old Janet Lyons faces one count each of official misconduct and theft. According to a news release from the State Police, Lyons allegedly stole about 95-hundred dollars from the town. Both the charges she faces are class “D” felonies, which are punishable by fines of up to 10-thousand dollars and up to three years in prison.