Recently fired Sheriff’s deputy Bruce Beeker had a lengthy record of disciplinary actions and scores of “inappropriate” contacts with a suspect in an assault investigation. Beeker blames departmental politics for his dismissal.

This Record-Eagle story details some of the disciplinary actions against Beeker, including two suspensions following sexual harassment allegations. In the most current case, Beeker allegedly convinced a junior co-worker not to arrest a domestic violence suspect, telling the officer “I’ll take the heat.” Beeker then had numerous phone calls, face to face meetings, and text messages with Shari Prevost, a suspect in a domestic violence case.