Steroid culture has pervaded Georgetown and its surrounding areas for quite some time, according to an Austin Drug Enforcement agent.[1]After an 8-month investigation, Williamson County Deputy Constable Don Glen Zachary may face a federal prison sentence and $250,000 in fines. 58-year old Zachary was one of twenty-two people involved in a steroid distribution ring that was busted in early September 2014.
Since January 2014, the deputy and ringleaders, 54-year old Timothy John Bruner and 23-year old Ryan Robert Rowland, allegedly conspired to distribute over 1,000 dosage units of tablet-form steroids, and over 200 vials of liquid-form steroids. During a raid, more than $300,000 in cash, steroids, and other assets were seized. Since the raid and charges, Zachary has been suspended with pay.
Prior to the bust, ex-Marine Don Glen Zachary was considered a trustworthy community member and leader who often used sound judgment. He began his law enforcement career in 1991, joined the Williamson County Police Department in 1997, and worked in Precinct 2 Constable Rick Coffman in Cedar Park since November 2013.
In November 2013, Zachary was lauded for displaying a feat of strength at the World Powerlifting Championship in Las Vegas. After deadlifting 490.52 lbs, Zachary was declared the winner in his category of 200 lb weight class in the 55-years and older division.
According to Zachary’s neighbor, John Fortner, the Constable showed no signs of duplicity. “I was upset and stunned. Don’s been an upstanding guy in the neighborhood for some time. We all kind of look out for each other and when you hear something like this it gives you pause to wonder.”[2]
Despite his mostly positive reputation, Zachary has been in the media before due to a controversial court ruling in 2009. The suspended deputy constable was found not guilty by a jury of his peers for shooting a suicidal man that was wielding a submachine gun in 2004. The suicidal man survived.[3]
The 8-month investigation was held by the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Williamson County Constable’s Office, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, the Cedar Park Police Department, and the Austin Police Department.
