Special to the News
Last Friday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of Charles Nathan Nickelson, former Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers coordinator and Huntsville police officer.
Nickelson, 60, of Madison County, was indicted on one count of using his official position for personal gain. The indictment alleges that Nickelson intentionally used his position to obtain all or part of $25,525 that belonged to Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers.
The charge is a Class B felony, punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
The case is being prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division. No further information about the investigation or Nickelson’s alleged crime may be released at this time.
