Bond set at $10k for Dierks woman accused of Booster Club embezzlement

Bond has been set for the former bookkeeper of the Dierks Booster Club after she was accused of stealing over $52,000 from the organization.

According to records with the Howard County Circuit Court, 39-year-old Kacie Nicole Quinn of Dierks appeared for an arraignment last week where she posted a $10,000 bond for a single count of theft of property in addition to two counts of fraudulent use of a credit/debit card.

Quinn is accused of stealing more than $52,000 over the course of a year from the Dierks Booster Club.

An investigation by the Dierks Police Department earlier this year determined funds were missing from the Dierks Booster Club. The Arkansas State Police was then called in to assist in the investigation. Authorities eventually tied the missing funds to Quinn, who is alleged to have transferred them to her personal account. Items purchased with the funds allegedly include beer, a personal massager and baby clothes.

All in all, the stolen funds amounted to around $52,000. Quinn is alleged to have stolen the funds between the summer of 2022 until the investigation earlier this year. The stolen funds were initially raised by the Dierks Booster Club through various fundraising efforts.

A pre-trial hearing for Quinn has been set for this August.