A Columbia County Sheriff's deputy has been fired after pleading guilty to unlawful surveillance.
28-year old Thomas Bagnall of Hudson was arrested by state police in Livingston in late December. The Daily Freeman reports the deputy was dismissed after admitting in court this week that he secretly took nude photos of a woman and posted them on the Internet.
After the plea, Judge Jonathan Nichols issued an order of protection on behalf of the victim, barring Bagnall from going near her. Bagnall faces a maximum sentence of one-and-a-third to four years in state prison: He will remain free until his sentencing on September 2nd.
