FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Coconino and Navajo county official serving jail time for siphoning thousands of dollars in public money is back home for now because of COVID-19 spread. The Arizona Daily Sun reports a Coconino County judge granted Jeffrey Preston Lee’s request Thursday to temporarily carry out his sentence at home. Lee wants to return to court in six months. His attorney cited a recent COVID-19 outbreak and his client’s heart condition. Lee was sentenced to nine months for misusing more than $84,000 in public money over six years. He was an emergency preparedness manager in Coconino County and oversaw the health department in Navajo County.
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