A New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputy was fired Monday following his arrest for taking indecent liberties with a minor.
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Sgt. J.J. Brewer said Harold Lamont Fletcher, 37, was arrested Monday, charged by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation with taking indecent liberties with a minor and secret peeping.
Brewer said the sheriff’s office received a criminal complaint Dec. 3. Fletcher was hired in January 2007, and was terminated Monday, Brewer said.
Fletcher was taken to the New Hanover County Detention Facility, where he was placed under a $15,000 secured bond.
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