TV star sheriff, glamorous wife and their daughter are arrested after 'stealing $5million from taxpayers' as family reportedly spent $327K on vacations and $56K on luxury cigars

A former sheriff from southern Indiana is facing 25 felony charges after allegedly spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on luxury purchases including vacations, vehicles and cigars.

Jamey Noel, 52, along with his wife, Misty, 50, and daughter, Kasey Noel, 27, are charged with a spate of felonies for spending as much as $5million on the credit cards Jamey had opened in the name of the volunteer fire agency he ran, authorities said.

The specific expenditures allegedly made by various members of the Noel family are nearly too numerous to count, but include $56,000 on luxury cigars, more than $300,000 on vacation and travel, $25,000 on a small plane, in addition to cosmetic procedures, tanning, clothing, and vape products. 

The figures were included in recently revealed search warrants for the family's homes and cars.  

Sheriff Noel became a local face about town when he appeared on Season 1 of the A&E show '60 Days In,' in which the Clark County prison critically examined its policies and treatment of inmates after volunteers are incarcerated undercover as prisoners for 60 days. 

The Clark County Jail was back in national headlines four years later, when more than 20 female prisoners alleged in federal court they were attacked, harassed and sexually assaulted after a deputy, David Lowe, sold the key to the women’s wing for $1,000 to male inmates. That led lawsuits that implicated Noel in the attacks. 

All three family members have pleaded not guilty. Each of them also posted all-cash bails in the tens of thousands. A special judge and special prosecutor have been appointed to the case. 

In court filings, prosecutors have alleged the family has refused to cooperate with investigators. Some 50 search warrants have also been executed throughout the massive probe, including searches of the family's multiple homes and cars.

Jamey Noel has lived in Clark County Indiana for his entire life, according to Inside Edition. He served as a state trooper for 22 years before becoming a sheriff in 2015.

He also ran the county's Republican party in addition to the Utica Township Volunteer Firefighters Association.

His life of public service, however, began collapsing around him last year, when Indiana State Police investigators began seriously probing his finances.

The sheriff is accused of spending lavishly including buying more than 100 luxury cars using public funds and selling them at a personal profit.

He further stands accused of using his former deputies as personal errand men and handymen on his private properties during work hours.

Court documents also allege Jamey Noel, at some point, had an affair, during which he impregnated Clark County Council member Brittney Ferree, who gave birth to his child.

It is alleged by prosecutors that Jamey Noel used funds from the Volunteer Firefighters Association to pay his court-ordered child support.

Jamey and Misty also allegedly charged nearly $200,000 in tuition and college expenses for two of their daughters to credit cards taken out in the fire agency's name.

The couple have three daughters, though just Kasey has been the only one charged by the state.

None of the Noels have commented on the pending legal proceedings.

Some of the other items seized during searches by the authorities of Noel's properties were thousands and thousands of dollars worth of designer clothes, including Tom James suits and Ferragamo shoes paid for with the fire nonprofit's credit cards.

In March, authorities also seized 26 shipping containers filled with $7million of missing military surplus equipment, which state police believe belonged to the sheriff's department and were hidden be Noel during his time in the role.

Authorities say they continue to examine the equipment, including a train engine and vehicles,  in an effort to determine how it was used. 

Jamey Noel's case is set to go to trial later this year.