The former Baxter chief of police and a former Baxter city clerk have been arrested after a state audit identified thousands of dollars in questionable spending by the city.
November’s audit identified about $50,000 in excess pay for William Daggett, who had been Baxter’s police chief. He resigned from that post in early 2024 and was soon hired to be Mitchellville’s police chief. Daggett, who was also serving at interim city administrator for Mitchellville, resigned from those jobs shortly after the audit was released. Daggett is charged with two felonies — first degree theft and felonious misconduct in office…