Court records show a former band director at St. Martin High School has been indicted on a felony charge of embezzlement on suspicion that he stole more than $10,000 for his own use.
A Jackson County grand jury indicted Charles T. Simpson, 39, in September.
He's listed as a faculty member on the website at Forrest County Agricultural High School, where he was arrested last week.
The embezzlement took place between February and October 2005, according to court records.
Following his arrest in Forrest County, authorities told The Sun Herald that Simpson was transferred to the Jackson County Jail. He was released on a $10,000 bond Monday.
It was not immediately known whether Simpson has an attorney.
A band director for a South Mississippi school is back on the job despite still facing embezzlement charges from another school.
Forrest County Agricultural High School Band Director Charles Simpson had been placed on administrative leave with pay in early November following his arrest on charges of embezzling more than $10,000 from his former employer, St. Martin's High School on the Gulf Coast.
The Jackson County grand jury indictment accused the 39-year-old $10,000 dollars from the school in 2005. Friday, Forrest County School Board members voted to let Simpson return to the school effective immediately.
Simpson is traveling with the band Friday as Forrest County travels to Northeast Lauderdale to play in high school football playoffs
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