A 15-year veteran deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, who reportedly was named Officer of the Year twice during his career, has been arrested on multiple felony weapons charges, according to sheriff's officials.
A Contra Costa County deputy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegal firearms possession among other charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Matthew Buckley, a 15-year veteran of the agency, was arrested at his Pinole home after a search warrant was served and evidence was seized, the sheriff's office said. Buckley, 41, was booked into Contra Costa County jail in Martinez on charges of felony grand theft of a firearm, receiving stolen property, felony unlicensed transfer of a firearm, felony filing a false report, destroying or concealing evidence and possession of a controlled substance.
Buckley, who reportedly was once named the department's Officer of the Year two years in a row, is being held on $175,000 bail and is on paid administrative leave from the sheriff's office.
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