(AP) — A former employee of the St. Tammany Parish Public Defender's Office has been arrested on a felony theft charge. Perkins' arrest comes on the same day that an independent audit noting a misappropriation of more than $8,000 at the office was made public by the Legislative Auditor's Office. The audit does not name the employee involved with the alleged misappropriation but notes the office was investigating a decrease in its probation revenue and discovered the theft.