Freitag, now 25, resigned in May 2020 after the FBI had joined Fairfax County in a criminal investigation of him. “This is all news to me,” Freitag said of the allegations laid out by Fairfax prosecutors. AdvertisementStory continues below advertisement“I have parted ways with Fairfax,” Freitag said. AdvertisementStory continues below advertisementPolice then notified Fairfax prosecutors that Freitag was under investigation for lack of truthfulness. Guglielmi said Fairfax then contacted Brevard County, which promptly fired Freitag, who was still a probationary deputy.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2021 19:30 UTC