Barnes has been an employee of the sheriff’s office since 1996 and a deputy since 2004.
A deputy in March noticed a small amount of cash and other property missing from a temporary storage location near the entrance to the building at 41 N. Perry St. in downtown Dayton that houses Dayton Municipal Court and Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, according to the sheriff’s office.
The storage area houses items that are left behind at the weapons detection area, and normally those items are placed into the property room for safe keeping.
Security video of the area reportedly showed Barnes appear to take money and other property from temporary storage, the sheriff’s office reported. A supervisor was notified, the sheriff’s office Special Investigations Unit was assigned to investigate, and Barnes was placed administrative leave while charges were presented to a grand jury.
An internal investigation also will end when the criminal case concludes, the sheriff’s office said.
Sheriff Rob Streck said, “These allegations are obviously troubling and situations like this tarnish the trust of both citizens and fellow law enforcement officers.”
Barnes, who has been on administrative leave since March 15, was issued a summons to appear for his May 9 arraignment in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
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