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A 20-year veteran of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office has resigned and is facing charges after an investigation into steroid use among some officers.
Two other longtime Sheriff's Office officials have been reprimanded in the investigation.
Detective William Prioletti, 41, resigned after an investigation concluded Friday. He has been charged with sale of a prescription drug.
According to the findings of an internal investigation, Prioletti bought the prescription medication Cynomel online and sold it to a lieutenant and a detective also with the Sheriff's Office.
Cynomel is the Mexican version of the thyroid medicine Cytomel.
Prioletti, the only one charged by the State Attorney's Office, was hired by the Sheriff's Office in April 1988 and became a detective in November 1994. He has been charged with sale of a prescription drug, which is a second-degree felony
Lt. Teresa Odom, 54, has been demoted to sergeant and detective Elton Miller, 37, has been suspended for three days. Both were placed on probation and will receive letters of reprimand, according to information from the Sheriff's Office.
Odom has been with the Sheriff's Office since 1988 and Miller has been with the agency since 1995.
The investigation began Sept. 25.
Jacksonville.com
Two other longtime Sheriff's Office officials have been reprimanded in the investigation.
Detective William Prioletti, 41, resigned after an investigation concluded Friday. He has been charged with sale of a prescription drug.
According to the findings of an internal investigation, Prioletti bought the prescription medication Cynomel online and sold it to a lieutenant and a detective also with the Sheriff's Office.
Cynomel is the Mexican version of the thyroid medicine Cytomel.
Prioletti, the only one charged by the State Attorney's Office, was hired by the Sheriff's Office in April 1988 and became a detective in November 1994. He has been charged with sale of a prescription drug, which is a second-degree felony
Lt. Teresa Odom, 54, has been demoted to sergeant and detective Elton Miller, 37, has been suspended for three days. Both were placed on probation and will receive letters of reprimand, according to information from the Sheriff's Office.
Odom has been with the Sheriff's Office since 1988 and Miller has been with the agency since 1995.
The investigation began Sept. 25.
Jacksonville.com