A former Minor Hill city employee has been indicted by a Giles County Grand Jury on multiple charges.
Two investigative reports from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office have led to the indictment of 40-year-old Ashley Stogner, a former recorder for the City of Minor Hill in Giles County. Stogner also worked as a bookkeeper for the Minor Hill Utility District. Investigators determined that Stogner misappropriated city funds totaling at least $105,342 between August 2021 and September 2024. Stogner issued unauthorized payroll checks to herself ($67,891.77); made payments from the city’s PayPal account to her personal PayPal account ($33,586.78); misappropriated city cash collections ($3,717.50), and misappropriated Minor Hill Public Library donations ($146.47). In addition to her misappropriation, Stogner also forged the mayor’s signature on 326 city checks, including 207 of her own paychecks. Based upon this investigation, in July, The Giles County Grand Jury indicted Ashley Stogner on nine separate counts including theft of property, forgery, official misconduct, and violation of the Computer Crimes Act. She was booked into the Giles County jail early yesterday morning and based on jail records is being held without bond.
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