A welding instructor at Fayetteville Tech Community College was arrested on Monday and charged with embezzlement.
Fayetteville police arrested Jason Carl Tilley, 32, of the 4500 block of Dunn Road, on charges of embezzlement of school property valued at over $10,000, according to arrest warrants.
Tilley sold the welding equipment throughout Cumberland, the arrest warrants state. When confronted about the stolen property, he confessed to FTCC officers, according to the warrants.
Tilley is a welding instructor at FTCC and has been employed with the college since Dec. of 2017. He has been suspended without pay, according to college officials.
The owners of Carolina Pawn Shop notified a school employee of the suspected theft. The FTCC office of public safety and security investigated the alleged theft, and Fayetteville police were notified according to college officials.
Tilley was given an unsecured bail at $8,000.