BELLEVIEW, Fla. – Marion County sheriff’s deputies are working to locate a former volunteer high school cheerleading coach accused of stealing money from the team’s booster club.
Investigators said Richard Khris Tillman, 32, stole more than $6,000 from the Belleview High School cheerleading squad’s fund.
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Tillman arranged for the cheerleaders to work concession stands at the University of Florida in order to earn a portion of the revenue, according to officials, who said he routed the money to his own bank account instead of the team’s.
Marion County Public Schools said Tillman was a volunteer coach who was in the process of becoming a paid coach at Belleview High.
School district officials said an accusation was lodged against Tillman and he was prohibited from being on campus or participating in cheerleading activities.
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Tillman, who was not an official employee of MCPS, was relieved of his duties after law enforcement launched an investigation, school officials said.
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