A resolution still seems possible in the case against former Trigg County Sheriff Jason Barnes.
Barnes and his defense attorney David Rye, appeared virtually before Trigg Circuit Judge Woody Woodall Wednesday afternoon. Rye asked Judge Woodall for a continuance to try and resolve the case before April.
Judge Woodall allowed the continuance but said a trial would be scheduled if a resolution is not made.
In August, Barnes was indicted by a Trigg County grand jury on one count of third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and one count of tampering with a witness.
A joint investigation by Kentucky State Police, FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky alleges Barnes provided alcohol to a person under 21 in February while sheriff. They also add during the investigation; he knowingly practiced “deceit with the intent to affect the testimony of a potential witness.”
Barnes remains free on bond. He resigned midway through his first term on August 31.
