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Commissioners approve transfer of $39,876.17 in criminal forfeiture to sheriff’s office
Summary
The board approved transferring $39,876.17 in cash plus firearms from the Somerset District Attorney’s Office to the Somerset Sheriff’s Office (Cronkite case). The sheriff will present a firearms disposal plan at the next meeting.
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to transfer criminal forfeiture assets from the Somerset District Attorney’s Office to the Somerset Sheriff’s Office in the Cronkite case (Resolution 26-10). The transfer includes $39,876.17 in cash and unspecified firearms.
During discussion, Chair Robert Sezak asked how the Sheriff intended to dispose of the firearms; Sheriff Lancaster said he would bring a plan to the next meeting. The minutes record the approved transfer but do not include details on planned use of forfeiture funds or the proposed firearms-disposal method.
