Former Canby Police officer Jason D. Deason pleaded guilty to steroid and misconduct charges Wednesday.
Deason pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally possessing anabolic steroids and two counts of official misconduct for buying the drugs while on duty and in uniform.
He will be sentenced Feb. 25 in Clackamas County Circuit Court.
Each of the three counts is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, said Deputy District Attorney Mike Wu.
But as part of a plea agreement, the district attorney’s office will ask the judge to limit his jail recommendation to 120 days, Wu added.
Deason, a member of the Canby police force since 1999, resigned in July 2008 during an FBI investigation of his alleged steroid use.
The Canby Police Department’s failure to properly investigate complaints about Deason led to an internal investigation and the resignation of Chief Greg Kroeplin.
The controversy also generated criticism of Canby City Administrator Mark Adcock, who was ultimately fired by the city council Aug. 26, 2009. The council terminated Adcock for failing to make satisfactory progress on a work improvement plan and a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to manage the city’s business.
William J. Traverso of Canby, accused of being one of Deason’s suppliers, will go on trial March 30 on theft and unlawful possession of steroids charges.
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