LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) – A Harnett County deputy was fired in late June, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Paul Shane Durazo was terminated June 23 following an investigation.

A neighbor of a Thomas Pannone, a man arrested on drug charges, said he would see Durazo at Pannone’s address regularly.

“I would see the sheriff car pop up there, 2 in the morning, sometimes during the day. It was just bad,” the neighbor told CBS North Carolina.

The Sheriff’s Office would not confirm the reason behind Durazo’s termination but said he was hired in March 2007 and was terminated June 23.

On July 7, Sheriff Wayne Coats said he met with the SBI and Harnett County District Attorney Vernon Stewart concerning Durazo.

As a result of that meeting, the SBI and Harnett County Sheriff’s Office will investigate Durazo’s actions to determine if criminal charges appropriate.