Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide

A retired San Juan County Sheriff’s deputy who was arrested July 21 on rape of a child, forcible sex abuse of minors and other charges, committed suicide shortly after he was released from custody on Sunday, July 28, according to an employee at the San Juan Attorney’s Office.

Grayson W. Redd, 74, was found hanging by an employee at Redd’s business in San Juan County.

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in a statement said the allegations against Redd dated back a couple of decades following his arrest earlier this month.

“The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and [San Juan] County Attorney are dedicated to enforcing the laws, especially in the protection of society’s most vulnerable, against all perpetrators, regardless of employment or social status,” reads the statement that was posted to social media July 21.

Court documents show Redd faced 14 counts including three counts of rape of a child simulated intercourse, a first-degree felony; two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony; and eight counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

The alleged crimes occurred between 2004 and 2012 when the alleged victims were children.

Grayson was released from custody on a $20,000 bond shortly before his death.

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Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide

Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide

Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide

Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide

Retired San Juan County deputy charged with sex crimes dies by suicide