An office worker admitted to stealing thousands of dollars in cash from the Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, police say in charging papers. Melissa Ann Knotts, 34, of 112 Church Meadow Court, Chestertown, is charged with theft less than $1,000 and theft scheme between $1,000 and $10,000 in District Court for Queen Anne’s County. In a charging document, Detective Sgt. Bruce Layton of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office said the state’s attorney’s office began conducting an investigation into the theft from an office operating account after learning of a discrepancy in the account balance.