(Arizona) - A veteran of the Mesa Fire Department is on paid leave for alleged bestial acts with a neighbor's sheep. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies took 52-year-old LeRoy Johnson into custody at his home. The city's deputy fire chief, a 26-year veteran, was booked on three misdemeanor charges including disorderly conduct, trespassing and public sexual indecency. A sheriff's office spokesman said Johnson was released from jail on his own recognizance. The arrest came after a neighbor and another man said they found Johnson in a small barn. The sheriff's report said Johnson's pants were down as he held a lamb to the ground. When deputies confronted Johnson, they said he admitted to trespassing but denied doing anything else.






