Subway suspends relationship with Jared Fogle following raid

Published 12:30 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Three FBI agents run through a rain storm to their vehicles, outside the Jared Fogle home Tuesday, where a multi-agency investigation into child pornography was conducted.

Subway has cut ties with spokesman Jared Fogle following a raid Tuesday at his Indiana home that was part of a child pornography investigation.

The raid, which began early in the morning and lasted well into the afternoon, saw authorities remove electronics from Fogle’s home for analysis in a forensics van parked in the driveway. Fogle left the home in Zionsville, just north of Indianapolis, shortly after noon without comment, according to the Zionsville (Ind.) Times Sentinel.

Subway released a statement late Tuesday afternoon, saying, “Subway and Jared Fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation. Jared continues to cooperate with authorities and he expects no actions to be forthcoming. Both Jared and Subway agree that this was the appropriate step to take.”

Fogle’s attorney, Ron Elberger, also issued a statement saying, in part: “Jared has been cooperating, and continues to cooperate, with law enforcement in their investigation of unspecified charges, and looks forward to its conclusion. He has not been detained, arrested or charged with any crime or offense.”

The raid on Fogle’s home came less than three months after the arrest of Russell Taylor, the executive director of the Jared Foundation, which Fogle founded in 2004 to help raise awareness of childhood obesity. Taylor was charged in federal court with seven counts of production and one count of possession of child pornography. A Subway spokesman said company officials believe the search of Fogle’s home was related to a prior investigation of someone who used to work for the foundation.

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“We are very concerned and will be monitoring the situation closely,” the spokesman said. “We don’t have any more details at this point.”

Information for this story was reported by the Zionsville (Ind.) Times Sentinel.