An employee of the Bulloch County Clerk of Courts Office was arrested Tuesday on theft and other charges after evidence showed she took more than $3,000 in citation money, according to the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office. Karen Patterson, 45, of Shane Road, is charged with felony theft by taking, computer forgery, and violation of oath of public office. The arrest comes about a year after a lengthy Georgia Bureau of Investigation probe resulted in several arrests of clerk's office employees, including the clerk at the time.