A Utah County Sheriff’s employee will soon face criminal charges after authorities accused him of taking prescription drugs from the evidence room.
Sgt. Spencer Cannon announced Friday that the department has been conducting an internal investigation for the past several months after another evidence tech reported in late February that some drugs were missing from a disposal barrel.
After an internal audit and a criminal investigation by Spanish Fork Police Department, Cannon said it’s expected that prosecutors will file charges against Brian William Smith, 38, for allegedly stealing drugs connected to a dozen criminal cases.
Smith, who has been a sheriff’s office employee since 2008, resigned less than a week after his fellow evidence technician notified their boss about the possibly missing drugs.