(KNZA)--The former director of Jackson’s County’s Banner Creek Lake Reservoir has been arrested, taken into custody Thursday in connection with trespassing at his former office.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, said 63-year-old John D. Kennedy, of Hoyt, was apprehended on a Jackson County District Court warrant for burglary and theft.

On February 11, deputies served a no trespass warning, issued by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, to Kennedy. That order prohibited Kennedy from trespassing at his former office and shop space, located at the reservoir, and instructed him to return all county owned property, including keys and a credit card, by February 15.

Morse said it was on February 18 that the Sheriff’s office was contacted regarding a possible unauthorized entry into the shop, and evidence related to a possible burglary at the facility was gathered.

The investigation led to the discovery that county property was missing from the shop, which then led investigators to obtain a search warrant for Kennedy’s southeastern Jackson County residence.

The search warrant, obtained February 20, was executed at Kennedy’s home where it’s alleged that property and tools belonging to Jackson County was seized.

Investigators say that not only was Kennedy in possession of the county property, it’s alleged that he used a key to enter the reservoir shop February 18 and then stole fuel.

Investigators also allege that he stole cash from his former office prior to the fuel theft.

Following his arrest, Kennedy was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

His bond is set at $1,500.

According to online jail records, Kennedy was not listed as an inmate as of early Thursday afternoon.