A Naugatuck man who worked as a judicial marshal in Derby surrendered to state police Saturday (May 9) after learning they had obtained an arrest warrant charging him with stealing from another court employee.
Michael Healy, 56, was released on a $500 nonsurety bond after his arrest on a sixth-degree larceny charge and is scheduled to appear at Superior Court in Waterbury May 15.
State police said in a prepared statement that the charge relates to an “offense (that) occurred on the morning of April 24, 2015 at Derby Superior Court,” while Healy was working in his capacity as a marshal.
The arrest warrant detailing the alleged theft was unavailable Monday.
In a prepared statement, state police identified the victim in the case as a 72-year-old woman who works at the courthouse.
Sixth-degree larceny, a Class C misdemeanor, is a theft of $500 or fewer.
Healy retired from April 30, three days after he was placed on unpaid leave amid the investigation, according to Judicial Branch spokeswoman Rhonda Stearley-Hebert.
According to an April 27 letter sent to Healy from Maria Kewer, a personnel manager in the the Court Operations Administration, the probe related to “allegations that you took another Judicial Branch employee’s money.”
A “preliminary conference and investigatory meeting” was to take place May 1 in Hartford but was made moot by Healy’s retirement.