by Barbara Penezic
Fremont Crusader Commentary
The Fremont County Clerk and Recorder, Katie Barr, was arrested in March on charges of embezzlement of public property, harassment, intimidation of a witness and fraud by check.
After months of public speculation and the Fremont County Commissioner’s asking Ms. Barr to “do the decent thing and resign her office” even though she had not been proven guilty of any wrong-doing at the time, it now appears the evidence to convict Katie Barr of any real crimes simply doesn’t exist. The Fremont County Clerk and Recorder took a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to issuing a bad check; a Class 3 Misdemeanor. Ms. Barr will pay a $750 fine and serve 100 hours of community service plus one-year unsupervised probation. Continue reading No Bars for Katie Barr →