North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau, North Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: July 28, 2010
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Inspector Timothy Barnes died as the result of heat stroke shortly after completing physical training at the North Carolina Justice Academy.
He was transported to Mission Hospital in Asheville after collapsing and passed away a short time later.
Inspector Barnes had served with the NCDMV License and Theft Bureau for only nine weeks. He had previously served with the Nash County Sheriff's Office for 10 years. He is survived by his fiancée.