Post by WaTcHeR on Oct 16, 2006 11:31:07 GMT -5
Deputy Blas Garay
10.16.2006 - INDIANAPOLIS -- A Marion County sheriff's special deputy was arrested Thursday in connection with Internet messages he allegedly exchanged with investigators posing as a minors.
Deputy Blas Garay, 25, was charged Friday with two counts of child solicitation. He was arrested just a few months after he wounded an attempted robbery suspect in an incident at a convenience store on Indianapolis' east side, 6News' Ericka Flye reported.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Garay twice chatting online with someone he thought was underage. Garay's residence on the city's south side was searched and a computer was confiscated, police said.
"It completely shocks me," said Lisa Vanover, Garay's neighbor. "He should know right from wrong."
Garay, who was assigned to the City-County Building, was placed on administrative leave without pay after the arrest. Just two weeks ago, he received a medal for his actions in the convenience store incident.
Garay has been with the sheriff's department for one year. His bond was set at $15,000.
www.theindychannel.com/news/10063518/detail.html