The police chief of New Chicago, Indiana, Earl D. Mayo, is facing felony charges over accusations that he sold guns from police investigations to a pawn shop.
According to the Chicago Tribune, “[Forty-five-year-old] Mayo… faces seven felonies including two theft counts, two official misconduct counts, one attempted obstruction of justice count, and two counts of unlawful possession of anabolic steroids.”
He is also facing a misdemeanor charge for theft.
ABC 7 reported that Mayo was arrested in Clark County, Ohio, on Friday.
Mayo’s father is Jerry Williams, an Indiana State Police Major and candidate for sheriff of Lake County, Indiana.
Williams released a statement after Mayo’s arrest, saying in part:
My wife and I and our family are deeply concerned over recent information regarding our son, Earl Mayo, chief of the New Chicago Police Department. We raised all of our children with love, guidance, and a strong foundation of values. We’ve always held our children to higher standards, as we have ourselves.
We have very little information about this incident at this time. We are aware there are allegations that are troubling, and we struggle to reconcile them with the values we worked so hard to instill in all of our children and grandchildren.
Williams added, “If it is ultimately established that Earl engaged in the conduct alleged by the government, then he must and should accept responsibility for his actions and face the consequences.”
“A 47-year-old woman, Taneka Roshawn Borders, is also charged in the case. Investigators say she helped Mayo and is facing charges including attempted obstruction of justice and possession of anabolic steroids,” WGN9 reported. “Borders is accused of going to the store with $600 in hand to try and buy back the gun on behalf of Mayo, court records show.”
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