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.