A Pasco sheriff's deputy who was fired last week after authorities say he showed up to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex in Davie pleaded not guilty and was released from jail Thursday.
Matthew Bondi, 22, of Port Richey and Deerfield Beach, pleaded not guilty to a charge of luring or enticing a minor into sexual activity during the hearing in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana Snow placed Bondi on house arrest and ordered him to wear an electronic monitor. The judge ruled Bondi was not a risk of flight or danger to the community and agreed he could be released on a $200,000 bond, secured by his parents' home in Deerfield.