PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion said by phone Monday that he does not expect further charges will be filed against city workers allegedly involved in misappropriating city property.

Among those not yet charged are three city employees fired in the aftermath of an internal investigation.

Water/wastewater superintendent and fire chief Charles LaRose, along with Chris Favier, James Thompson and Carl Davis of the public works department were terminated last month as part of an internal investigation into missing materials from public works projects.

Perryville began investigating reported incidents of stealing in February. City attorney Tom Ludwig advised Perryville police chief Keith Tarrillion, who had been leading the city's internal inquiry, to begin a criminal investigation in March.

On Friday, warrants were issued for the arrests of LaRose, 54, and public works employees Jeremy D. Meyer, 37, and Robert R. Brown, 34, all of Perryville.

Perry County Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Hoeh charged LaRose with two counts of felony theft for allegedly salvaging wiring from city projects and redeeming it in February and last May for about $6,700. Meyer and Brown were each charged with one count of felony theft for allegedly selling scrap wire in February valued at around $1,600.

City administrator Brent Buerck could not confirm Friday if Meyer and Brown were dismissed from city employment, as personnel matters are protected by law.

Favier, Thompson and Davis have not been charged. Favier has requested an appeal of his dismissal, which Buerck said will be scheduled in the near future.

"It should be understood that the prosecutor's review and decisions are completely separate from the City Administration's personnel review and decisions," Buerck said by news release Friday. "It is not necessary that criminal charges be filed for the City, or any employer for that matter, to discipline or dismiss an employee. At the same time, it is not necessary for an employer to dismiss an employee as a result of the fact that criminal charges were filed."

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