FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — An officer with the Fayetteville, North Carolina , Police Department is facing more than a dozen charges, according to Cumberland County Detention Center records.
Sgt. Brian Christopher Gerber was arrested Thursday morning and booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center and given a $2,000 bond. Gerber was charged with 12 counts of obtaining property by false pretense.
Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden said the charges were related to Gerber’s off-duty employment with Marketfair NC LLC. Braden said Gerber’s actions led to probable cause for the issuance of 12 felony warrants for obtaining property by false pretense with the amount of more than $20,000.
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Gerber was employed by the Fayetteville Police Department since 2017. Up until his dismissal Thursday, he was assigned to the patrol division.
“The purpose of this press conference and release is to assure our community that accountability and transparency are being exercised within the Fayetteville Police Department,” Braden said at a news conference announcing the charges.