OZARK, Mo. — Details were released Tuesday of grand jury indictment against the Christian County Auditor, who was removed from office Monday while the court case is pending.

Auditor Lacey Hart was escorted from her office in the Christian County courthouse Monday, after a quo warranto was filed. Hart’s lawyers have 10 days to respond to the quo warranto, a legal device used to remove an elected official from office.

Tuesday, details of a 15-count indictment against Hart was released. Jeff Merrell, the Taney County Prosecutor who is serving as Special Prosecutor on this case, tells KOLR10 News Hart is accused of 11 counts of failing to perform duties required by Missouri law, and 4 counts of purporting to be a Certified Public Accountant when she is not.

Special Assistant Prosecutor Tony Brown says Hart failed to prepare a county budget and Amy Fite, the county prosecutor had to do it.

They alleged Hart failed to approve requisition payments in a timely manner and vendors were complaining about payments. Brown says the county was also being tapped with late fees.

Also Tuesday, Christian County Commissioners along with the Presiding Circuit judge announced a temporary interim deputy auditor to fill the void.

They, along with elected officials from Christian County went back and forth about the decision, making sure they weren’t going to destabilize the county offices any more than they already were with Hart’s absence.

After about 45 minutes, they made the decision to name Cole Ewing to the role. He’s been serving Christian County for the last 2 months as an IT Specialist.

Ewings role is temporary. The county is now accepting any and all applicants for the interim auditor position.