A former Carmel Police Department officer is facing charges in Clay County after state police say he made a fake Facebook profile to post derogatory comments about someone running for sheriff in a Facebook chatter group.
According to court records, 32-year-old Andrew Longyear of Fishers used photos of a Georgia man to post in the Brazil Indiana Chatter Facebook group about Josh Clarke, who is running for Clay County sheriff, and Emily Clarke, his wife, who is the current Clay County prosecutor.
He is charged with one count of identity deception, a Level 6 felony, and one count of conversion, a misdemeanor. Longyear is a former deputy and detective for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Longyear resigned from the Carmel Police Department on Thursday morning.
He has been with the Carmel Police Department since June 2021.
