Post by KC on Sept 13, 2006 21:00:04 GMT -5
Sept. 13, 2006 - A Butler County Sheriff's deputy is in hot water. Deputy Tyson Bennett was arrested for buying a controlled substance.
Deputy Bennett spent Monday night in jail after Sheriff Diane Harris set up a sting. Harris says Bennett admitted to buying 10 pills of the pain killer, Lortab, from a confidential informant. She says he also admitted being hooked on the drug and was taken to jail.
Sheriff Harris tells WSFA 12 News, "He was a sergeant and about two or three weeks ago I demoted him because of a lack of interest in the job and performing his job as a supervisor. So, I put him back down as a deputy sheriff and then this came along and this was the final straw."
As of Tuesday night, Bennett is out on bond. If convicted, the sheriff says he will no long be able to work in law enforcement.
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Deputy Bennett spent Monday night in jail after Sheriff Diane Harris set up a sting. Harris says Bennett admitted to buying 10 pills of the pain killer, Lortab, from a confidential informant. She says he also admitted being hooked on the drug and was taken to jail.
Sheriff Harris tells WSFA 12 News, "He was a sergeant and about two or three weeks ago I demoted him because of a lack of interest in the job and performing his job as a supervisor. So, I put him back down as a deputy sheriff and then this came along and this was the final straw."
As of Tuesday night, Bennett is out on bond. If convicted, the sheriff says he will no long be able to work in law enforcement.
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