Guidance counselor charged with grand larceny

Published 12:25 pm Wednesday, December 30, 2015

BUCKINGHAM — A Buckingham County Middle School guidance counselor was arrested and charged with grand larceny recently.

Christine Wingert, 43, of Dillwyn, was arrested on Dec. 15 for grand larceny, involving $200 or more, according to the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia General District Court Online Information System.

The charge is a felony.

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Wingert is listed on the school’s directory as a guidance counselor.

The offense date for the charge is listed as Nov. 1, the online system stated. The complainant in the case is listed as Stan Michael Mitchell.

A Jan. 5 hearing is set in Buckingham General District Court on the charge.

This is a corrected story, first published on Wednesday, Dec. 30.