GONZALES, La. (AP) — A south Louisiana deputy in training has been fired after his arrest on multiple counts of child pornography.
Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said Brandon Morris, who has been with the agency for eight months in the Patrol Division, was arrested Wednesday following an Attorney General's Office probe.
“We hold our deputies to high standards, and no one is above the law when situations like this occur. It tarnishes our badge and violates community trust,” Webre said in a statement.
Morris, 24, of Gonzales, was booked on 20 counts of possession of child pornography, The Advocate reported. Bail information was not immediately available. It was unknown whether he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Deputies said the investigation into Morris' case continues.
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