Cops: Forsyth County court officer fired after leaking death investigation info
Authorities confirmed Thursday a Forsyth County court officer was fired in late December after he was accused of inappropriately accessing and leaking confidential information about a death investigation.
Jose Barrera was a pretrial services employee at the courthouse, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The sheriff’s office said he was fired after a woman told deputies he accessed her files and leaked them to five people, Channel 2 reported. It’s unclear whether the information was shared with his coworkers or members of the public.
Records obtained by the news channel show Barrera was a witness in the woman’s case.
He was initially put on administrative leave in December before being fired because of a loss of confidence in him, Channel 2 reported.
AJC.com has reached out to the sheriff’s office for more information.
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