By Mary Perham
The Evening Tribune
BATH — A Steuben County corrections officer is probably out of a job after he was charged Friday by Bath village police with two counts of first-degree attempted robbery.
Derek A. Storms, 25, of Wellsville, also was charged with two counts of fourth-degree conspiracy after an investigation by state and village police into reported break-ins.
County Sheriff David Cole confirmed Storms was placed on administrative leave last week by former county Sheriff Joel Ordway.
Cole said he expected to meet with Storms Wednesday afternoon, adding Storms was still a probationary county employee.
Cole said he would discuss only Storms’ employment by the county, and not the charges filed against the corrections officer.
“I don’t think he’ll be with us much longer,” said.
According to Bath Village Police, officers responded to a call a woman had been assaulted at 7 Colonial Lawns just after midnight Friday. The unidentified woman was treated and released from a nearby hospital, according to police.
Less than an hour later, officers were dispatched to 12 W. Washington St., where a man reported people had entered the upstairs apartment armed with handguns. Reports indicated a weapon was discharged some time during the incident.
Several hours later, after a joint investigation by village and state police, Storms, Jordan A. Guerin, 18, and Sheila D. Gay, 23, both of Bath, all were charged with armed robbery and conspiracy.
Guerin and Gay were sent to Steuben County Jail with no bail set. Storms was sent to Livingston County Jail without bail.
According to county personnel records, Storms was hired in October 2012 at a salary of $32,926.
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