Camarillo, California: Deputy Richard Charles Barrios III tossed urine test of woman he wrongly accused of using drugs

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Deputy tossed urine test of woman he wrongly accused of using drugs, California DA says

17 November 2021

When a driver’s urine test turned up negative for drugs, a former Ventura County deputy tossed it in a trash can and tried to have her jailed anyway, California prosecutors say. Richard Charles Barrios III, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discarding physical matter, a felony, according to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Barrios pulled over a woman driving in Camarillo in November 2019 and accused her of driving under the influence, the release said. Another deputy concurred with his assessment. The woman denied using drugs, but agreed to take a urine test if ...

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Former Ventura sheriff’s deputy sentenced for throwing out detainee’s drug test

15 December 2021

A former Ventura County Sheriff's Deputy that admitted to throwing out a drug test that exonerated a woman who was detained on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine has been sentenced to one year in prison. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced Wednesday that former Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Charles Barrios III, 29, would also be placed on felony probation for two years. In November, pleaded guilty to one felony count of destroying physical matter in the incident that took place more than two years ago. On Nov. 12, 2019, Barrios was on patrol in Camarillo ...

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Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub told NewsChannel 3-12 back in November that Barrios' conviction was the correct outcome.

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California deputy accused of tossing urine test proving woman innocent goes to jail

20 December 2021

A former California sheriff’s deputy convicted of tossing a woman’s urine test after it turned up negative for drugs will serve a year in jail, authorities said. Richard Charles Barrios III, 29, pleaded guilty in November to destroying physical matter, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. After a year in prison, Barrios will serve two years of probation, a judge ruled Wednesday, Dec. 15. Barrios pulled over a woman driving in Camarillo in November 2019 and accused her of driving under the influence, McClatchy News reported. Another deputy concurred with his assessment.

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