The Mayor of a town in Sweetwater County Wyoming has been arrested for suspected theft and wrongful appropriation of public property. 55-year-old Bradly McCollum was elected as Mayor of the Town of Granger in 2018. “[He] is alleged to have used one of the town’s bank cards for at least four separate personal purchases totaling over $1,300 during a six-month period in late 2019,” shares the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. “According to court documents, these purchases included tires for a personally-owned vehicle, fuel, and replacement parts for a furnace at McCollum’s rental property in New York state. The months-long investigation by sheriff’s detectives included several search warrants examining McCollum’s personal banking records and cross-referencing them with the town’s official financial statements. In Wyoming, the wrongful appropriation of public property is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both; theft in excess of $1,000 is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.” McCollum is in custody at the Sweetwater County Detention Center.
