MERCER, Mercer County — A former Grove City School Board member pleaded guilty Thursday to theft and made full restitution to the youth softball association he stole from.

Vern “Junior” Saylor, 47, pleaded guilty in district court to one count of misdemeanor theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, and he repaid $1,723 to Grove City Girls Fastpitch Softball.

Assistant District Attorney Robert Hartley agreed to drop six of the seven counts filed against Saylor in return for his guilty plea and for him to pay back the money.

When asked what he was guilty of by District Judge Lorinda Hinch, Saylor said “there were finances that were mistakenly used for other purposes and were not restituted.”

Hinch sentenced Saylor to one year probation and to pay court fees, which he did Thursday.

According to the complaint filed by the Grove City Police Department, Saylor used the softball organization’s debit card in 2010 to pay personal bills including Verizon Wireless, Armstrong Cable, People’s Natural Gas and Erie Insurance. He also used it for two purchases in North Carolina and Virginia, according to the complaint. He was the president and sole financial officer for the organization from 2010 to January 2015 when a new board was elected.

James Miller of Grove City, the current president of the softball organization, was at court to receive a check from Saylor.

“We got restitution. All I wanted was restitution,” Miller said after the hearing.

When asked if he believed Saylor to be guilty, Miller said, “I have no idea.”

Saylor declined to comment, but his attorney Jack Cline said the dispute was mainly between Saylor and Bryan Folk, who succeeded Saylor as president of the organization, but has since stepped down.

“There was some bad blood between Mr. Saylor and the gentleman who went to the police about this,” Cline said.

Cline said Saylor did not take cash directly from the group, but charged items to its credit card.

“I don’t think there was any criminal intent,” he said.

Saylor’s four-year term on the school board ended Tuesday, He did not seek re-election.