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The former chief deputy for Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. “Mert” Smiley Jr. turned himself in on Tuesday, April 23 after being accused of tampering with the tax-assessed values on his personal property. The Gonzales Police Department arrested Justin Champlin, 44, and booked him into the Ascension Parish Jail just before 11 a.m. He is charged with two counts of tampering with a computer (a misdemeanor). He is also charged with two counts of injuring public records and malfeasance in office.
Justin Champlin, the former chief deputy of Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. "Mert" Smiley Jr., was arrested Tuesday on counts of malfeasance in office, injuring public records and computer tampering, jail
GONZALES - The former deputy of the Ascension Parish Assessor s Office was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly changed tax values for his personal property.