Friday, July 25, 2008

Officer Acquitted of Posing as Deputy

BELLEVILLE, Ill.

A former Alorton and Red Bud police officer has been acquitted of felony charges that he posed as a sheriff's deputy when he tried to arrest a young woman.

But 36-year-old Jon Lair was convicted Thursday of misdemeanor drunken driving.

Authorities say Lair told a 19-year-old woman he was a sheriff's deputy when he allegedly tried to arrest her in Belleville in January of last year and tried to force her into his pickup truck.

Investigators say the woman recognized the arrest was false and managed to escape. Lair was later arrested by Belleville police.

The St. Clair County jury acquitted Lair of unlawful restraint, impersonating an officer and two counts of official misconduct. Sentencing is set for August for the DUI.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

he is a sick man. and i am closer than any of you people reading this think...it makes me sick myself just knowing how close he was. he acted like the perfect family man, then everybody body learned who he truly was. the point is, be careful with who you trust...