A Bethel Board of Finance member has been charged with criminal mischief. The Newstimes reports that 53-year old Nick Ellis turned himself in last week on an active warrant. The charges stem from accusations that he broke two 60-dollar surveillance cameras at a family-owned home on Walnut Hill Road. The home used to belong to his parents, and his ex-brother-in-law now lives there, paying rent to the estate. The man is a quadriplegic and the affidavit says the cameras are there to monitor his care. Ellis and his brother run a landscaping business out of the home as well. He told police he was concerned that someone was eavesdropping on a conversation his wife and daughter had. Ellis was released on a written promise to appear in Court at 9am tomorrow.