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RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Rapides Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Finance Section has been arrested for theft and malfeasance. Kimberly Ryder, 46, was arrested for theft > $25,000 and malfeasance in office after RPSO was informed of some financial discrepancies. The discrepancies were part of the RPSO Family Club, described as an entity within the department where RPSO employees become members by voluntarily contributing $1.00 per paycheck via payroll deduction. These contributions are used for bereavement flowers, gift baskets, food trays for funerals, gifts for retiring deputies and donations for catastrophic events to participating member employees.