Former Sheriff Jason Barnes pleaded guilty in December 2021 to providing alcohol to a minor and tampering with a witness. The charges stemmed from incidents in February 2020, where Barnes provided alcohol to a teenager and later attempted to influence a potential witness’s testimony. Barnes resigned from his position in August 2020 due to the case. Additionally, he faced a lawsuit alleging that he and other officers groomed and pressured a high school intern for sex during her internship at the sheriff’s office. The lawsuit was settled in 2021. ([wpsdlocal6.com](https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/former-trigg-county-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to-giving-alcohol-to-a-minor-witness-tampering/article_8ba07a12-674c-11ec-ae89-ff6b079b4608.html?utm_source=openai))
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