DONIPHAN, Mo. -- The former operations director of the Ozark Family Resource Agency at Doniphan was to appear in court this morning after he was charged earlier this week with stealing from the agency.
Bronson J. Frost, 38, of Doniphan was to appear before Associate Circuit Judge David Swindle for arraignment on the Class C felony of stealing by deceit.
After being charged Monday by Ripley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor, Frost turned himself into the court later that afternoon, paid 10 percent of his $7,500 bond to the court and was released, according to Ripley County Sheriff Mike Barton.
The complaint filed with the court alleges between Dec. 1 and July 31, Frost stole at least $500, which belonged to the Ozark Family Resource Agency, and did so by deceit in that he submitted falsified reimbursement receipts.
"Between December 2016 and July 2017, Bronson Frost used OFRA monies to make personal purchases of groceries and various items at local businesses, which is against OFRA policies," Doniphan School Resource Officer Rick Plunk wrote in his probable-cause statement.
Frost, Plunk said, also allegedly created false mileage sheets to turn in to OFRA, then "he would issue himself a check for the amount on the falsified cost reimbursement sheets."
Plunk said Frost allegedly used receipts and mileage invoices to deprive OFRA of monies and "acquired a personal financial gain in the amount of $6,149.63."
The OFRA's website lists Frost, who reportedly resigned in July, as its operations director and housing and shelter director.
The agency's mission, according to its website, is to support families and children in crisis through emergency shelter, affordable housing, child advocacy and other supportive services in a seven-county service area.