Court document- H. E. Williams employee used company money to buy items for himself, children

 A former H. E. Williams employee not only downloaded child pornography on his work computer and company-issued phones but stole tens of thousands of dollars from the company for years, according to a motion for a detention hearing filed Thursday in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

After an 18-minute detention hearing this morning, Judge David P. Rush ordered Shane Tyler Barton, 55, Carthage, held without bond while awaiting trial.

Barton has been held in the Greene County Jail since being arrested Tuesday. The probable cause affidavit indicates Barton downloaded child pornography between August 17, 2017, and January 5, 2022.

H. E. Williams officials discovered the child pornography on Barton's computer and contacted the FBI, according to the probable cause affidavit.

The motion for the detention hearing indicated Barton admitted to using his work computer and phones to download child pornography and to stealing from H. E. Williams.

In addition, the Government submits that following his arrest in connection with the Complaint, Defendant participated in a post-Miranda interview wherein he admitted to viewing child pornography for multiple years. 

The defendant further admitted to knowing what he was doing was illegal. 

In relation to the history and characteristics of the defendant, preliminary investigation reveals that in addition to the aforementioned conduct, the defendant had been stealing at least tens of thousands of dollars from his prior employer for multiple years. 

During his post-Miranda interview, Defendant admitted he had utilized company funds to purchase items for himself and others, including multiple items for children.