A corrections officer from Clarksville will have his own day in court next month after his arrest for a theft in Joelton.
Tennessee Department of Corrections Officer Cpl. Dontaveous Dontrell Curry, 35, of Clarksville, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, and charged with theft under $1,000 following an incident in Joelton two days earlier.
According to an arrest affidavit from the Cheatham County General Sessions Court, a couple reported the husband’s wallet had been robbed of $5,100 on Monday, Sept. 21. The couple told Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office deputies they were leaving Burnette’s Market in Joelton when the husband’s wallet fell out of his pocket. The wallet contained a $5,000 cash payment he’d just received for a home repair job and about $100 he already had. When the couple returned to the market and found the wallet, the money was missing…