Amanda Herndon, who used to run the “Crush Cheer” cheerleading group, is facing grand theft charges for taking thousands of dollars while she ran a cheerleading organization for kids, using the money like it was her personal bank account, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
Police also had surveillance footage of Herndon making these purchases as backup for their evidence. Investigators showed videos from Big Lots, Walgreens, Walmart and Home Depot to another member of Crush Cheer, who identified Herndon as the person making the purchases. Clariss Mathieu is one of the parents who shelled out money for her child to enter the cheer program. She’s outraged over what Herndon is accused of doing.
Herndon was the president of both the Orange Park Atheltic Association and Crush Cheer, which used the fields and facilities in Orange Park.