A man who allegedly stole $58,000 from a Haines tour operator earlier this fall was apprehended Dec. 6 in Riverton, Utah, according to Haines Police.
As of Dec. 13, Charles was in a Utah jail pending extradition to Alaska.
Haines Police Officer Maxwell Jusi said Riverton police arrested Charles after Haines police received a tip about his whereabouts.
Two Riverton police officers made the arrest at a movie theater in a shopping mall, according to a Riverton police report. One of the officers worked with an acquaintance of Charles to coordinate his arrival at the theater, the report said.
“A male matching the suspect description entered the building and greeted the (acquaintance). The male was placed under arrest without incident,” the report said.
Alaska Mountain Guides hired Charles in August. He was charged last month with first-degree theft, scheme to defraud and misapplication of property in the embezzlement case. The Haines court issued an arrest warrant Nov. 4.
Haines Police said Charles, 43, used the access that came with his position as the tour guide’s finance director to wire at least $30,000 from the company to his and his wife’s bank accounts and to write himself more than $28,000 in checks, according to a criminal complaint filed in early November.
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