Band booster accused of pocketing $40K

A Cobb County woman remained in jail Monday afternoon, three days after her arrest for allegedly stealing $40,000 from a high a school band.

Dawn Brown Martin, 50, of Marietta, turned herself in Friday morning and was booked into the Cobb County jail, records show. She faces a felony theft-by-taking charge and is being held on $50,000 bond.

Martin is accused of stealing $40,117.25 from the Wheeler High School band from January through October 2012, according to an arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Martin was serving as a vice president for one of the band’s fundraisers during the time of the alleged thefts, the warrant states.

“As vice president, accused took the money from the fundraisers to her home and made monthly deposits,” the warrant states.

But Martin allegedly took money from the fundraisers before depositing the remainder of the money in the band’s bank account, according to police.

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