The Windsor Locks Police Commission chair was arrested in Florida after police say he tried to cash in a stolen lottery ticket.
Leon County Jail in Florida confirms that Michael Royston, 49, was arrested Thursday at the Florida Lottery headquarters when he tried to cash in a lottery ticket worth $520,000. Police say Royston stole that ticket from his niece.
Royston is charged with intent to defraud, grand theft over $100,000, and filing a false claim. He is out on bond.
Windsor Locks First Selectmen Steven Wawruck Jr. declined to comment on the arrest.