Former Hot Sulphur Springs Town Clerk Jessica Webb pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement of public property and a misdemeanor theft on Oct. 29 in Grand County District Court in Hot Sulphur Springs.

The Grand County Sheriff’s Office arrested Webb on April 5 on suspicion of money laundering, theft, embezzlement of public property and first-degree official misconduct after a 17-month investigation.

Under the plea agreement, Webb will serve four years of supervised probation, complete 100 hours of community service and pay $34,196.87 in restitution to the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs.

Webb paid $10,000 at the time of the plea and agreed to relinquish her retirement account to the town, with the proceeds applied toward restitution after taxes and fees, according to the agreement. Any remaining restitution will be paid under a payment plan established through probation and the collections investigator.

If Webb successfully completes the four-year probationary period and complies with its conditions, the felony embezzlement charge will be dismissed 35 days after the deferred period ends. 

If Webb violates the terms of her deferred judgment, such as failing to make required restitution payments, the court may revoke the agreement and issue a warrant for Webb’s arrest.

The agreement also requires Webb to plead guilty to a separate misdemeanor theft charge, but it will not be dismissed if she successfully completes the felony agreement.

Sentencing on the misdemeanor theft charge remains open, meaning the agreement does not specify a sentence. However, it requires any probation imposed for the misdemeanor to run concurrently with the four-year felony probation period.

District Court Judge Mary Hoak signed and accepted the plea agreement, according to Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Dowdell in an email to Sky-Hi News.