Gallup firefighter takes plea deal for child pornography charge
Apr 05, 2025
GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Gallup firefighter who was arrested for downloading child pornography will be behind bars after taking a plea deal. Andres Garcia was arrested last year after police said he was found to have downloaded the content while at his workplace.
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The Gallup sheriff confirmed at the time, only authorized employees could use the fire department's wifi. Garcia took a plea deal in October, pleading no contest to possession of a visual medium of child sexual exploitation.
In February, he was sentenced to three years in the department of corrections and will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. ...read more read less