Published: May 20, 2008 01:15 am         

Ex-radio station GM charged with theft

GREENVILLE — A Greenville man, formerly the general manager of a local radio station, has been arrested and charged with felony theft after he was accused of stealing a check designated to purchase jukeboxes.

Charles Joslin was the general manager at KGVL/KIKT during a time when checks were allegedly written to the station to benefit a program through the United Way of Hunt County, which officials with the agency said never arrived. Although a criminal complaint was reportedly filed in that situation, Joslin was arrested Friday in connection with an unrelated alleged theft, according to a statement from the Greenville Police Department.

Greenville businessman Jack Finney accused Joslin, 36, of stealing a check he had written Joslin in December.

“He came out to my office and said he liked my jukeboxes,” Finney said. “He told me there was a lady in Kansas City whose husband who was about to die and she wanted to sell hers. I bought three of them.”

But Finney said he never received the merchandise, despite attempting to contact Joslin multiple times.

“I kept waiting and hating to do anything, only to get to the point where I felt I had to do something,” Finney said.

Eventually, he said he contacted the Greenville Police Department and a warrant was issued for Joslin’s arrest. Joslin was taken into custody Friday and charged with theft of property of the value of between $1,500 and $25,000. He was also arrested on an outstanding theft warrant out of Waco. Bond was set at $10,000 on each offense. Joslin posted the bonds and was released.

“I’d still like to get those jukeboxes,” Finney said.