A former Huntsville police officer has appealed a conviction in Huntsville Municipal Court on a charge of misdemeanor theft to the Madison County Circuit Court.
Shannon Madry, 27, pleaded guilty in municipal court on July 15 to stealing two pairs of jeans and a shirt, valued at $130, from Dillard's department store, according to court records. Madry was working an off-duty security job at the store in October 2007 and was not in uniform when he allegedly committed the theft, police said.
According to the criminal complaint in the court record, Madry, who had been a Huntsville police officer for two years, took the merchandise into a room at the store, put it into a bag and left the premises without paying for it.
Municipal Judge Charles Rodenhauser sentenced Madry to 30 days in jail and ordered him to pay a fine of $300 and $198 in court costs. But Rodenhauser suspended the jail term and placed Madry on probation for a year.
Madry filed an appeal bond of $700 to the municipal court, and his appeal was entered in the circuit court on July 29. The appeal to the circuit court means Madry can have a trial before a jury on the misdemeanor theft charge. During a jury trial, the prosecutor will disregard Madry's guilty plea in municipal court.
Madry has resigned from the police force, according to police.
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