Pubdate: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 Source: Ogdensburg Journal/Advance News (NY) Copyright: 2005 Johnson Newspaper Corp. Contact: http://www.ogd.com/letter.htm Website: http://www.ogd.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/689 Author: Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/corrupt.htm (Corruption - United States) DEPUTY IS CHARGED IN THEFT WATERTOWN, N. Y. - A Jefferson County sheriffs deputy faces a felony larceny charge for stealing money from a drug suspect. Former detective Gregory Bush was indicted Friday on charges of forth-degree grand larceny and official misconduct. He pleaded not guilty. The indictment accuses Bush, a former member of the Metro-Jeff Drug Task Force, of taking about $800 from a suspect on April 2, 2003. The larceny charge is a felony because the alleged theft occurred while Bush was acting in an official capacity. Sheriff John Burns said the charges against Bush stemmed from the arrest of Rebecca Johnson, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after military police found her with four Ecstasy tablets at a gate to Fort Drum. Burns said Bush took money from Johnson but never placed the funds into evidence. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin