Correctional Officer Arrested 

June 20, 2023 - Alturas, CA – Modoc County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Friday, June 16, 2023, at approximately 11:20 P.M. (2320 hours), Alturas Police Officers were called the 1700 Blk. of East Street in the City of Alturas, for an unknown male inside the residence of another. When officers arrived on scene, the male subject had left the residence.

The reporting party believed the male subject was her neighbor, Correctional Officer Gary L. Smith. Smith was later located at his residence and arrested for unauthorized entry into an occupied dwelling, disorderly conduct, and violation of a court order.

Smith was released from custody on Saturday and has since been released from employment with the Modoc County Sheriff's Office.

Source: Modoc County Sheriff’s Office