Police arrested the incumbent barangay chairman of Barangay Lamintak Sur, Medellin, after serving a warrant for a qualified theft case against him.
The suspect, Barangay Chairman Ambrosio Ursal Tahadlangit, 65, allegedly misused funds belonging to the water distribution cooperative where he previously worked.
Authorities said the alleged theft involved money entrusted to the cooperative, prompting the filing of criminal charges before the appropriate court.
Law enforcers implemented the warrant of arrest issued by Honorable Judge Clyde Lilid Lobedica of the Regional Trial Court Branch 82 in Bogo City.
The court set the recommended bail for the qualified theft charge at forty thousand pesos, according to official police information released today.
Police also arrested Tahadlangit’s former co-worker in connection with the same qualified theft case involving the water distribution cooperative.
Authorities identified the second suspect as 57-year-old Ronald Mayol Yusun, a resident of Purok Flor de Liz, Barangay Lamintak Norte, Medellin.
Like Tahadlangit, Yusun faces a qualified theft charge and may post the recommended bail amount of forty thousand pesos for provisional liberty.
Authorities brought both suspects to the Medellin Police Station, where they remain under police custody while undergoing the required legal procedures.
Police continue their investigation to strengthen the evidence and ensure that due process is observed as the criminal case proceeds before the court.
Source: Henry Vistil III, Brigada News FM Cebu
