Perryman resigns from Hobart council seat after shoplifting charge

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Perryman resigns from Hobart council seat after shoplifting charge

Hobart Fifth Ward Councilman William Perryman resigned from his seat late Friday afternoon. Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun announced Perryman’s resignation on social media shortly after Perryman announced that he would announce “his position on the City Council” on February 24, also via social media. Perryman, 51, was charged in January with Class A misdemeanor theft after he got caught stealing food from a Valparaiso Walmart. Huddlestun said Perr…