Joshua Tree SUSPECT(S): Brian Derryberry, 24 years of age VICTIM(S): Confidential Female
Adults SUMMARY: On July 1, 2016, members of the Sheriff's Department received information that a deputy sheriff, Brian Derryberry, was engaging in sexual activity with a female adult while she was incarcerated at the Morongo Jail. The allegation was immediately investigated by detectives from the Specialized Investigations Division.
During the investigation, detectives obtained credible evidence indicating Derryberry had sexual contact with numerous female inmates while they were housed at the Morongo Jail. As a result of the investigation, detectives arrested Derryberry on July 8, 2016, at 5:05 p.m. and booked him at the High Desert Detention Center for Sexual Activity with a Confined Consenting Adult and Oral Copulation with a Confined Consenting Adult.
He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. Derryberry was a member of the Sheriff's Department since April, 2014. His last assignment was at the Morongo Station. Derryberry is no longer employed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Refer: Detective Donald Patton and Kathy Oros or Sergeant Dana Foster Station: Specialized Investigations DivisionA San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy lost his job and was arrested for reportedly having sex with incarcerated women, a sheriff’s news release states.
Sheriff’s detectives at 5:05 p.m. Friday arrested Brian Derryberry, 24, on suspicion of sexual activity with a confined consenting adult and oral copulation with a confined consenting adult, according to the news release.
The investigation began July 1, when the sheriff’s department learned that Derryberry was having sex with one woman while she was being held in jail. The news release does not make it clear whether she was still in jail at that time.
As detectives continued their investigation, they found evidence that Derryberry “had sexual contact with numerous female inmates while they were housed at the Morongo Jail,” the news release states.
Detectives booked Derryberry into the High Desert Detention Center, where he was held in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to the release. A sheriff’s inmate-locating website indicates he was later released.
Derryberry was employed by the sheriff’s department since April 2014 and most recently assigned to the Morongo Station, the news release states. He is no longer employed by the department.