WARREN SCOTT Staff writer
WELLSBURG A Wellsburg man has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child in a case officials say isn’t related to his position as a security guard working with Brooke County Schools.
According to court documents, Glenn A. Jones Sr., 69, of Wellsburg, has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child under 16 years of age who had been in his care.
Following preliminary hearings in Brooke County Magistrate Court, his case is pending in the First Judicial Circuit Court.
Jones is among Garretson Security guards employed with Brooke County Schools.
In a press release Friday, Stephanie Zimmer, communications director for Brooke County Schools, stated school officials have been working with the Brooke County Sheriff’s Department regarding the arrest of a Garretson Security guard employed solely in directing traffic outside schools.
Benjamin Ritt, Glenn A. Jones, and David Retchless
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