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| − | '''Larry Callaway Deen''' (born September 8, 1948) is the retired six-term [[sheriff]] of [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier Parish]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]], whose service extended from 1988 until his retirement in 2012. | + | '''Larry Callaway Deen''' (born September 8, 1948) is the retired six-term [[sheriff]] of [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]], whose service extended from 1988 until his retirement in 2012. |
| | Deen resides in the parish seat of Benton. His wife was the former Bobbie Joe Pacholik Williamson (1948-2016). Their son, Heath C. Deen, resides in [[Austin]], Texas; Mrs. Deen, who was reared in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], had two children from a previous marriage. She was the founding pastor of Spirit Wind Ministries, which focuses on the healing of broken people in the community.<ref>Bobbie Joe Pacholik Deen (1949-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial.</ref> | | Deen resides in the parish seat of Benton. His wife was the former Bobbie Joe Pacholik Williamson (1948-2016). Their son, Heath C. Deen, resides in [[Austin]], Texas; Mrs. Deen, who was reared in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], had two children from a previous marriage. She was the founding pastor of Spirit Wind Ministries, which focuses on the healing of broken people in the community.<ref>Bobbie Joe Pacholik Deen (1949-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial.</ref> |
| − | In 2014, Deen and Clinton E. Blakey and Clifton D. Blakey, the owners of Blakey Auto Plex, were [[Indictment|indicted]] in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on one count of federal program theft, conspiracy to commit federal program theft, and failure to file [[Internal Revenue Service]] Tax Form 8300. The three are accused of having undervalued a vehicle at $21,375 when it was traded in to Blakey Auto Plex by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office in May 2012, a few weeks before Deen's retirement from the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/24/former-sheriff-larry-dean-others-indicted/16168281/|title=Former Sheriff Larry Deen, 2 others indicted|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref>On October 16, 2014, Deen through his attorney entered a not guilty plea to the charges of federal program theft and conspiracy to commit such theft. He is allowed to remain free while he awaits trial but had to surrender his passport. The Blakeys also pleaded not guilty to the same charges along with the failure to file IRS Tax Form 8300; they two must surrender their passports as they await trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ex-sheriff-pleads-guilty-federal-charges/|title=Ex-sheriff pleads not guilty to federal charges|publisher=''[[Minden Press-Herald]]''|accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> The federal Bureau of Prisons does not indicate if Deen served time. | + | In 2014, Deen and Clinton E. Blakey and Clifton D. Blakey, the owners of Blakey Auto Plex, were [[Indictment|indicted]] in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on one count of federal program theft, conspiracy to commit federal program theft, and failure to file [[Internal Revenue Service]] Tax Form 8300. The three are accused of having undervalued a vehicle at $21,375 when it was traded in to Blakey Auto Plex by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office in May 2012, a few weeks before Deen's retirement from the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/24/former-sheriff-larry-dean-others-indicted/16168281/|title=Former Sheriff Larry Deen, 2 others indicted|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref>On October 16, 2014, Deen through his attorney entered a not guilty plea to the charges of federal program theft and conspiracy to commit such theft. He is allowed to remain free while he awaits trial but had to surrender his passport. The Blakeys also pleaded not guilty to the same charges along with the failure to file IRS Tax Form 8300; they two must surrender their passports as they await trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ex-sheriff-pleads-guilty-federal-charges/|title=Ex-sheriff pleads not guilty to federal charges|publisher=''[[Minden Press-Herald]]''|accessdate=October 17, 2014}}</ref> His trial was scheduled in 2016. The federal Bureau of Prisons does not indicate if Deen served time. |