Former GCSU employee indicted on theft charges

Billy Hobbs, The Union-Recorder, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Dec. 6—A former employee at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville has been indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury in connection with multiple thefts of electronic devices.

Irwin Rodregis Reese was indicted on 16 counts of theft by taking last week in Baldwin County Superior Court, according to court documents.

Reese previously worked as a technical support specialist at GCSU, according to a source who provided that information to The Union-Recorder on Monday.

The case was initially investigated by GCSU Department of Public Safety Capt. Joseph Grant. It will be prosecuted by an attorney in the office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.

Grand jurors contend that while Reese was a state government employee, he stole several MacBook Pro devices.

Some of the alleged thefts date back as early as June 15, 2019, according to court records obtained by the newspaper.

The crimes remained unknown until on or about July 19, 2023, according to the multi-count criminal indictment.

Reese also is accused of stealing several Samsung Galaxy tablets.

All of the property stolen belonged to GCSU, court records show.