DEPUTY CHARGED WITH POCKETING DRUGS

Marysville - A Yuba County sheriff's deputy has been charged with taking
methamphetamine from an evidence room.

Deputy Brian Gilbert, whose job was testing drugs being prepared for court
cases, was caught on videotape Friday putting some speed into a container
and into his pocket, said Undersheriff Gary Finch.

Gilbert had been under investigation for four weeks and had taken drugs
several times previously, Finch said.

He added that several drug cases have been compromised.

Gilbert, who has been with the department since 1992, was placed on suspension.