PARIS — A recently-hired Paris police officer who had a criminal trespass order filed against him by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is no longer employed by the town, according to a statement by the town manager.

Brandon Tiner, a former deputy at the Sheriff’s Office until March 2022, was in the process of getting recertified as a law enforcement officer with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy after he received a probationary employment offer last month from the town of Paris.

But the Sheriff’s Office issued a criminal trespass order against him March 25, denying Tiner access to its office and the county jail on Western Avenue, which would hinder him from doing his job. The notice was signed by Maj. Dana Thompson and was issued on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office, the notice says.

It does not give a reason why the trespass notice was issued.

Sheriff Christopher Wainwright has refused to acknowledge the existence of the trespass notice. The county had refused to release the notice until a Freedom of Access Act request was filed by the Sun Journal last week. Oxford County Administrator Zane Loper released a copy of the order Monday morning.

Tiner was in the process of completing his recertification and undergoing additional training when the town terminated his probationary offer,  Town Manager Natalie Andrews said. It is unclear whether it was the trespass notice or other circumstances that prompted the reversal.

“During the month of March 2025, the Paris Police Department initiated four employment background investigations for positions within the department,” Andrews said in a statement. “During this process, Mr. Tiner was extended a conditional offer of probationary employment. Per the conditions on his probationary offer of employment, Mr. Tiner was in the process of a full background investigation, field training, and the Maine Criminal Justice Academy re-certification process.

“Due to circumstances that hinder the ability for Mr. Tiner to perform required duties, the town of Paris has terminated Mr. Tiner’s conditional offer of probationary employment and has separated him as an employee with the town of Paris.”

A trespass notice is a lawful order imposing legal consequences on the person to whom it has been issued. It is a public document.

According to the form, Tiner acknowledged receiving the trespass notice.

James A. Lyman, training coordinator for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, confirmed that Tiner was working to regain his certification.

“Our records show that Brandon Tiner was just picked up by the Paris Police Department,” Lyman said Thursday. “Because he was out of law enforcement for over two years, he is required to complete a recertification process with MCJA, which he is in the process of completing at this time.”

According to records provided by Lyman, Tiner began his law enforcement career as a corrections officer for the Maine Correctional Center in Windham in 2015. He served as a full-time police officer with the Farmington Police Department for nine months before leaving for a corrections position with the Oxford County Jail in 2017.

In July 2019, Tiner transferred to the patrol side and worked as an Oxford County deputy. He submitted his resignation to the county in March 2022.