BRASELTON - Braselton's clerk of court has resigned and been arrested for allegedly embezzling $15,000 worth of bonds from the town's municipal court system, according to town officials.

Becky Skelton, 47, of Braselton was arrested following a three-week investigation by the Braselton Police Department into missing bond money. Det. Sgt. J.D. Gille said the investigation "involved the disappearance of cash bonds posted for bail by defendents during the course of traffic stops."

"I was approached by the financial officer for the town of Braselton to advise me she thought there were bonds that weren't accounted for in the municipal court," Gille explained. "The investigation revealed the clerk of court has not followed the cash bond process and thus has embezzled $15,000 for the period of July 2008 to May 19, 2009."

Skelton resigned on Tuesday and turned herself into the Jackson County Jail on Wednesday, Gille said.

She was charged with one count of violating an oath of office by a public official and 14 counts of theft by taking. Her bond was set at $31,000 and she bonded out Wednesday evening, according to Maj. David Cochran of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

This story will be updated as developments warrant.