WINSTON COUNTY, Alabama -- A Winston County sheriff's investigator faces a charge of manufacturing methamphetamine, Sheriff Rick Harris said Wednesday.
Sgt. Grady Keith Concord, 41, of Nauvoo, is charged with second-degree manufacturing methamphetamine and has been transferred to the Lauderdale County Jail, where he's being held on a $500,000 bond, Harris said.
The FBI, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are assisting in the investigation, and more charges are expected from state and federal agencies Thursday. Harris said Concord was fired from the sheriff's office Wednesday.
"We were informed of his criminal behavior, we investigated, and we made an arrest. This is something we do daily," Harris said. "There is nothing easy about policing your own employees. You just want to see them in a better view, but sometimes they fail you and themselves."
Harris said Concord was acting alone. Harris said he was disappointed in the deputy and that actions like this won't be tolerated among law enforcement officers.
Updated at 8:28 p.m. to correct the total of Concord's bond. Updated at 9:36 p.m. with more information from Sheriff Harris.