Pubdate: Wed, 06 Jul 2005
Source: Shelby County Reporter ( AL)
Copyright: 2005 Shelby County Reporter
Contact:  http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2949
Author: Brandon Gresham

SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR DRUGS

A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy was arrested last week for the distribution
of performance enhancing drugs.

Brandon Lee O'Dazier, 26, was charged with two counts of unlawful
distribution of a controlled substance, one count of unlawful
possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of
drug paraphernalia.

He was booked and then released on bond set at a total of
$26,000.

"I am disappointed," Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry said, "as is
every employee of the Shelby County Sheriff's office that a member of
the law enforcement community would violate the trust given to us by
the public."

O'Dazier, who lives in the Pea Ridge community, was arrested following
an investigation by the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force and
the Alabama Bureau of Investigation.

Curry said O'Dazier had been with the department since December 2002
and that he was immediately terminated as an officer following his
arrest.
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