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Accused of gun and property crimes going back to 2013, a Bland County Sheriff’s Office deputy was indicted Monday on five felony charges.

On Tuesday, Sheriff Tom Roseberry said that Kevin Dean Cox, 46, of Ceres was no longer employed by the department.

Arrested on Monday, Cox was indicted on charges of obtaining money or property by false pretenses (two counts), possessing an illegal gun (two counts) and perjury. Virginia State Police Special Agent John Santolla presented evidence to Monday’s grand jury.

According to the indictments, Cox is accused of obtaining money or property from Dawn Taylor and Samuel Kim Wright, the owner of Wright’s Automotive in Bland, in 2013 and 2015. The indictments don’t provide any additional information, and Santolla wasn’t available for comment on Tuesday.

The gun charges involve the possession of a Striker 12, a semi-automatic shotgun commonly called a “street sweeper,” according to the indictments.

The perjury charge had a March 24, 2015, offense date.

Free on a $2,500 bond, Cox has a Jan. 3, 2017, attorney advisement hearing set in Bland County Circuit Court.

A message left at his residence wasn’t returned by press time on Tuesday.