Sullivan County elected official accused of stealing thousands from disabled person

by John Garlock

Sullivan County Public Administrator Joan Brummitt, of Milan, Missouri, faces eight felony charges. (Photo: Missouri Association of Public Administrators)

MILAN, Mo. — A northeast Missouri elected official, who is entrusted to handle the financial affairs of those who aren't able to do it themselves, is accused of breaking that trust.

Sullivan County Public Administrator Joan Brummitt, 65, of Milan, is facing eight felony charges, accused of stealing $5,878.99 from a partially disabled person, whose finances she helped manage.

Brummitt is charged with four counts of stealing $750 or more and four counts of financial exploitation of a disabled person.

According to court documents, in October 2022, Brummitt was appointed as a limited conservator for the victim in this case.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says in court documents that four separate times last month, Brummitt used her personal cell phone and online banking app at her home in Milan to conduct cash transfers from the victim's bank account into her own bank account, without the victim's consent.

Sullivan County Associate Circuit Judge Adam Warren has recused himself from Brummitt’s case and asked the circuit judge to assign a new judge to the case. 

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