BROOKSVILLE --
A former Brooksville police officer who was fired late last month for gross negligence is now in jail after again being accused of stalking.
Bryan Drinkard, 44, is charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, grand theft and stalking, according to a Hernando County Sheriff's Office report.
In light of a warrant being issued for the charges, deputies arrested him at roughly 3:30 p.m. Friday while he was at a Sunoco gas station in Brooksville, the report shows. In his possession were a 9 mm pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun, along with ammunition.
He was taken to Hernando County Jail and is being held on a no bond status.
Cpl. Wendy McGinnis, a sheriff's spokeswoman, said Friday night that no other information was available, because the case is still ongoing.
Drinkard was the subject of a Brooksville Police Department Internal Affairs investigation last month after his former girlfriend — an administrative assistant with the department — claimed he was stalking her.
During that time, she claimed Drinkard harassed her by phone, followed and stalked her and her family, and without invitation, showed up at her children's school function.
She added Drinkard removed her checkbook and jewelry from her house. The IA report shows Drinkard returned the jewelry after the accuser's mother called him and threatened to report it as a theft. He returned the checkbook after the accuser asked for it back, the IA report shows.
In the end, the allegations weren't sustained.
However, he was fired Feb. 29 for gross negligence and misconduct after officials say he returned his.45-cal. Glock to the department by leaving it loaded and on the counter at the police station.
During Drinkard's law enforcement 20-year career, he's had 44 internal affairs investigations filed on him. During his tenure as a deputy at the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, 12 allegations were sustained and another was partially sustained.
He was forced to retire after his arrest on a stalking charge, for which he was acquitted, according to public records.