it appears this vetern firefighter likes sheep in a biblical way :) Original Article Deputy fire chief suspected of bestiality Lindsey Collom The Arizona Republic Mar. 7, 2006 12:00 AM MESA - A deputy fire chief was jailed Sunday on suspicion of disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing after a neighbor discovered the man half-undressed inside the neighbor's barn, authorities said. The neighbor told investigators the man was holding down a sheep. The Mesa Fire Department placed Leroy Donald Johnson, 52, on paid leave Monday pending an internal investigation. Johnson, deputy chief of technical services, has been with the Mesa Fire Department for nearly 26 years. Assistant Fire Chief Mary Cameli said Johnson has been an "exemplary" employee with a spotless personnel record. "We were all very surprised by this," Cameli added. Johnson's neighbor told Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies that he was called home Saturday afternoon when his 13-year-old daughter saw Johnson drag one of their sheep into a barn. The teenager said Johnson knocked on the front and back door of their home in the 1200 block of East Catclaw Street before grabbing the small gray lamb, records showed. When confronted by deputies, Johnson said he was in the barn with the sheep but would not discuss why he was there or what he was doing. One of the deputies noted in his report that Johnson had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. Johnson did not return a call for comment Monday. Reach the reporter at lindsey .collom@arizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-8557.