GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A Guilford County detention center officer is no longer employed at the Sheriff's Office following a fraud investigation, according to the office.
A fraud investigation was initiated by the Guilford County Sheriff's Office Investigative Unit.
Sheriff Danny Rogers said that on Saturday, as a result of the investigation, former detention officer Brandon Tyrese Richardson turned himself in and served a criminal charge.
Richardson is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. He was released by a magistrate on a written promise to appear.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Guilford County crime stoppers at 336-373-1000.
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