Couple arrested for lottery theft

A Brewton couple is facing felony charges of stolen property worth $50,000 or more following an investigation into missing money and lottery tickets at the convenient store they worked in.

Jonathan Ryan Boswell, 25, and Sommer Marie Lovett, 36, 61 Jernigan Road, were arrested on Dec. 22, 2017, when law enforcement responded to a complaint by Alan Mack Billy, owner of Sandhandle Lotto, located at 15405 Highway 87, North in Jay after he suspected the former manager of the store, Boswell of stealing from the register and cashing in Florida Lottery scratch off tickets. Lovett was arrested as a res...