Andy was the local detective who investigated a rash of murders. He was convinced that Jason Stackhouse was the killer, even going as far as to accuse him of killing his own grandmother. He was seen at every crime scene and was very bone-headed in his investigation. When Jason confessed to the murders, Andy dramatized this confession while relating the story at Merlotte's, making himself a town hero. However, when the killer was revealed to be René, he became the town laughingstock and took to drinking.