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On Aug. 6, Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced the charges, which stemmed from an alleged theft at Dismukes鈥� former employer, Weiss Commercial Flooring. A criminal complaint, issued by the Montgomery District Court that same day, specified that the alleged theft occurred between June 2016 and January 2018, and involved currency in excess of $2,500.

Neither Bailey nor the criminal complaint disclosed full amount. Bailey noted , however, that while the statute for first-degree theft of property requires the amount in question to exceed $2,500, the sum alleged to have been stolen was 鈥渁 lot more than that.鈥�

Will Dismukes booking photo from Montgomery County Sheriff鈥檚 Office

Dismukes appeared at the Montgomery County Jail to turn himself on the evening of Aug. 6. He was subsequently released on a $5,000 bond.

In a statement to AL.com, Dismukes鈥� lawyer denied any wrongdoing. 鈥淲ill鈥檚 not going to admit to something he didn鈥檛 do,鈥� Attorney Trey Norman 聽the site Aug. 7.

Terry Lathan, the chairwoman of the Alabama Republican Party, responded to the criminal charges 聽that same day, writing: 鈥淲e expect our elected officials, regardless of Party, to follow the laws of our state and nation. No one is immune to these standards. It is very disappointing to hear these allegations. This is now a legal matter and it must run its course.鈥�

Dismukes鈥� arrest came a little more than a week after his presence at an event celebrating Forrest鈥檚 199^th birthday sparked controversy on both a state and national level. As Hatewatch reported July 28, the event took place at 鈥淔ort Dixie鈥� 颅鈥� the name given to the Selma, Alabama, home of Pat Godwin, a member of neo-Confederate hate group the League of the South. Godwin鈥檚 event was hosted under the umbrella of her nonprofit, 鈥淔riends of Forrest, Inc.鈥� A flyer for the 2020 event advertised that it would feature speeches from John Weaver, a former leading member of the white nationalist Council of Conservative Citizens聽and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a watermelon stand featuring a racist caricature of a black child.

Dismukes publicized his attendance on Facebook. 鈥淗ad a great time at Fort Dixie speaking and giving the invocation for Nathan Bedford Forrest annual birthday celebration. Always a great time and some sure enough good eating!!鈥� he wrote on July 26. He included a picture of himself speaking in front of a large Confederate flag and a framed portrait of Forrest.

The event 聽in Selma for recently deceased civil rights hero John Lewis.

Fallout from Dismukes鈥� presence at the neo-Confederate event was swift. 鈥淭he real problem is that an elected official in 2020 would attend a celebration of the life of someone that led a group that terrorized and killed other human beings,鈥� Alabama state Sen. Clyde Chambliss, a Republican from the district Dismukes represents, wrote in a Facebook post published July 27. The College Republican Federation of Alabama, as well as several other lawmakers and the Alabama Democratic Party, 聽for Dismukes to step down.

Then, on July 29, 聽颅鈥� a weekly Christian newspaper 鈥� announced that Dismukes had resigned from his post as a pastor at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Prattville, Alabama. Rick Lance, the executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said in a statement he was 鈥渟addened and grieved鈥� to hear about Dismukes鈥� Facebook post promoting his presence at an event honoring Forrest.

鈥淚n the wake of tremendous controversy we reaffirm our opposition to any kind of racism,鈥� Lance told The Alabama Baptist.

Dismukes also appears to have stepped down from his position as chaplain for his local SCV chapter, the Prattville Dragoons. Though it is unclear when Dismukes stepped down, a version of the site that 聽no longer included Dismukes under their listing of 鈥淐amp Officers.鈥� Regarding the charges against Dismukes. Camp Commander Stewart Waldo told Hatewatch staff: 鈥淚 believe each of us enjoys Constitutional protections guaranteeing due process and a presumption of innocence. Will continues as a member in good standing with the Dragoons.鈥�

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