AUSTIN (KXAN) – Uhland Mayor Lacee Duke was arrested Wednesday and booked in Caldwell County Jail on a charge of misapplication of fiduciary property greater than $150,000 and less than $300,000, according to state records and Caldwell County District Attorney Fred Weber’s Office.
A Caldwell County grand jury indicted Duke on Wednesday, the same day she was arrested. The charge is a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison, according to Texas statute.
A worker at the Caldwell County Jail confirmed Duke, 38, remained in custody Thursday morning. Bond is set at $20,000, according to Weber’s office…