Former Court Clerk Indicted for Theft of Drug Evidence

Nov-03-07

Following a 17-month investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation, former court clerk Lisa Austin Brickhouse has been indicted for allegedly stealing drugs from the Dare County North Carolina evidence vault. 

According to the indictment, Brickhouse of Kill Devil Hills North Carolina allegedly stole cocaine that was being held in evidence for three different cases. The thefts are indicated as occurring between August 25, 2004 and March 6, 2006, however the discovery of the missing drugs was not reported until May 2006.

In May 2006, the State Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate the disappearance of the drugs. A Dare County Grand Jury handed down the indictments last month after hearing evidence presented by the bureau.

In addition to the theft charges, Brickhouse is also accused of obstruction of justice based on allegations that after stealing the cocaine from the Dare County Clerk of Superior Court's evidence vault, she lied to court officials about its whereabouts.

And in the third count, the Grand Jury found that she allegedly possessed more than 28 — but less than 200 — grams of cocaine which is a controlled substance included in Schedule II of the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.

Source: The Outer Banks Sentinel

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