PANAMA CITY — A culinary instructor at Gulf Coast State College has pleaded not guilty to charges he used stolen ice in sculptures he sold for profit, according to court documents.
Billy James Redd, 53, was arrested May 22 on charges of grand theft, a felony. Redd, a culinary instructor at GCSC, is accused of using an ice machine owned by the college to make 12 ice sculptures he then sold for about $5,400, Bay County Sheriff’s officials reported.
Redd, of Panama City Beach, was held on a $2,500 bond. He posted bond, has since pleaded not guilty and begun a pretrial release program. Redd is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges July 7.
Gulf Coast officials did not return requests for comments Monday about Redd’s employment status with the college.