An Alabama councilman who doubles as a sheriff’s deputy in Greene County was arrested on corruption-related charges stemming from his alleged misuse of city-purchased cell phones.

LaJeffery Carpenter, who represents District 2 on the Eutaw City Council, was arrested Wednesday on charges of using his position for personal gain, WVUE in Tuscaloosa reported Thursday. He was released from the Greene County Jail after posting $10,000 bond.

Carpenter’s arrest was not in court records as of Thursday evening.

Greene County Sheriff Joe Benison told WVUE that Carpenter was placed on administrative leave with the sheriff’s office pending the outcome of the case, which is being overseen by the state Bureau of Investigation.

Carpenter’s attorney, Joel Sogol, claimed the charges were related to the city of Eutaw purchase of a large amount of iPhones for $99 apiece.

“Some of the people were told that they could use the phones and buy them when they left city employment for the same $99,” Sogol told the station. “From my understanding, Mr. Carpenter availed his ability to do that and used several of the phones, although he set them up so that the city was not billed for the usage. It was all billed to him and somehow that’s how all this came to be.”