| Fiddling
with Drugs Takes Clay Deputy Headon
April 12, 2005
Jason Gambill, 32, was charged with the sale
and delivery of a controlled substance and sale
and delivery of a legend drug after an investigation
that initiated last month found he was distributing
Cialis and Lortab for recreational use.
Cialis is a prescription
drug for males suffering
from erectile dysfunction. Lortab is in
a class of drugs called narcotic analgesics,
which serve as pain relievers.
"Today is a sad day for me personally
and for the agency as we must arrest one of
our own," said Sheriff Rick Beseler. "While
I have known the Gambill family for many years,
the citizens must know that our officers will
be held to a higher standard."
Per the authorities, Gambill was recorded delivering
the medication to a cooperating witness. The
source of the drugs and the recipient inside
the agency is still under police investigation,
and more arrests could come after it is over.
Gambill was a probationary employee who earlier
worked for the CCSO from 1992-2002 and again
from May-September 2003. After resigning to
work in construction, he returned to the agency
in January 2005 as a deputy assigned to patrol.
He was suspended without pay April 5 while the
investigation continued, and was promptly terminated
upon his arrest.
According to Clay County Sheriff's Office Public
Information Coordinator Mary Justino, "
His employment history is a mix of both good
and bad."
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