Headlines 21 November 2014

Highland County Sheriff-elect Donnie Barrera to be sworn in Nov. 24

By
Rory Ryan-hcpress@cinci.rr.com

Highland County Sheriff-elect Donnie Barrera will accept his oath of office at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24 at Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss will administer the oath of office in the courtroom.

After defeating Richard Warner in the May 2014 Republican primary election by an unofficial count of 4,107-2,349, Barrera received the highest number of county votes in the Nov. 4 general election.

Barrera (8,451 votes) and Highland County Auditor Bill Fawley (8,215 votes) were the only local candidate to receive more than 8,000 votes on Nov. 4.

 

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Barrera began his career with the Highland County Sheriff's Office in 1993 as a road patrol deputy. In 1999, he was promoted to road sergeant of the patrol division.

In 20-plus years as a deputy sheriff for Highland County, Barrera has served as "acting sheriff" during the absence of both the sheriff and chief deputy and has been a guiding force as lead officer on many cases throughout his career.

In May, Barrera was sworn in as a provisional officer with the Hillsboro Police Department.

With the HCSO, Barrera has served as officer in charge of the traffic crash division, overseeing crash reports distributed to state authorities and developing the traffic crash reporting system training program.

Barrera has also worked as an Ohio Peace Officer Training Council instructor, gaining expertise in field sobriety testing and OVI enforcement, and as a Police Training Academy and Taser instructor. Barrera has obtained more than 1,000 hours of law enforcement and management training since 1992.

Among Barrera's career accomplishments are: Ohio Distinguished Law Enforcement Community Service Award by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, 2013; Highland County OVI Award, 2001; Distinguished Service Award from the Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association, 1998; Lifesaving Recognition Award from Division of Parks and Recreation, 1998; and Highland County Sheriff's Office Deputy of the Year Award, 1996.

Monday evening's swearing-in ceremony is open to the public.

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