. >> reporter: sheriff chris nocco briefed the media on what led to deputy steven la blanc's firing. according to the sheriff, la blanc planted drugs in the bag of a known drug suspect thomas parise. >> it goes back to possibly the fact that parise had spray painted la blanc's name on his own trailer, on parise's own trailer saying la blanc for sheriff 2016. we don't know any other altercation that had occurred between those two. >> reporter: the deputy got a syringe and a crack pipe from perey's -- parise's neighbor and planted it in parise's bag. >> goes and checks himself into a rehab center. when he checks himself into a rehab center the staff notices these items outside the bag, they notify the sheriff's office. >> reporter: that's what sparked investigation into the deputy and led the neighbor to tell investigators what happened. in pasco county, josh thomas, news channel 8. >>> the clearwater fire assistant chief accused of stealing an energy drink from a 7-eleven has resigned. the store claimed ronald gemsheim walked out the door. he said he forgot to pay. yesterday. day care