Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Officer Kevin Sledge Hospitalized

LAWRENCE, Mass.

A Lawrence police officer who is charged with kidnapping and raping a woman while on duty was hospitalized overnight after complaining of chest pains.

Police say 46-year-old Kevin Sledge of Salem, N.H., will be checked out Wednesday morning and arraigned if possible.

Sledge is accused of leaving his post at the police booking room early Friday and raping a woman in his own vehicle in a nearby parking lot. He then returned to work.

He was arrested Tuesday morning in New Hampshire and waived extradition, but spent the night under police guard at Lawrence General Hospital.

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