A complaint from a man in Georgia led to the arrest of a Fishers man who was using stolen identity on “Brazil Indiana Chatter”.

The Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation in February 2022, after receiving information from an individual living in Loganville, Georgia, that their identity was being used on social media by another individual.

The investigation revealed that Andrew M. Longyear, 32, of Fishers, a former Clay County Sheriff's Department deputy / detective, had allegedly engaged in posting numerous derogatory comments to a social media account, “Brazil Indiana Chatter”.  Longyear was using the cover photo and identity of a Loganville, Georgia, man while posting derogatory comments towards an individual.  

After conducting interviews and executing a search warrant, Indiana State Police discussed their findings with Special Prosecutor, Ann Mischler of Sullivan County.  Clay County Superior Court Honorable Judge Robert Pell granted an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Longyear.  He was arrested by Master Trooper Detective Tom Hanks of the Special Investigation Section at the Clay County Justice Center without incident. 

Longyear was released on his own recognisance.  He is charged with Identity Deception, a Level 6 Felony, and Conversion, a Class A Misdemeanor.