The son of a former sheriff has been charged with impersonating an undercover drug task force officer after allegedly threatening to arrest a man during the weekend.
Dustin Evan Whitmill, 22, was charged after allegedly threatening to take a man to jail Saturday night if he did not provide them with information about illegal drug activity, according to a police report.
Whitmill’s father is former Washington County Sheriff Steve Whitmill.
Facing different charges are brothers Andrew and Brian Wesoloski, both 23.
A neighbor of Dustin Whitmill’s asked Whitmill and the others not to drive around recklessly and Dustin Whitmill was reported to have said, “Do you know who I am?” He then identified himself as the former sheriff’s son, presented identification and said he worked for the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force, the police report said.
The neighbor told a police dispatcher the men were intoxicated and said the Wesoloski brothers had threatened him with guns. The three men were later arrested on U.S. 71, the report said.
Dustin Whitmill worked as a jailer for the Washington County Detention Center for just more than a week in February 2006 but is no longer employed with the sheriff’s office, a spokeswoman for the county said. She was not able to give details on why he left the position, she said.
Dustin Whitmill faces preliminary charges of criminal impersonation, criminal use of a prohibited weapon, first-degree false imprisonment and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Both Wesoloski brothers face preliminary charges of aggravated assault, first-degree false imprisonment and criminal use of a prohibited weapon, while Andrew Wesoloski was also arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
All three men could face enhanced sentencing if convicted under the state’s anti-gang laws for “engaging in violent criminal group activity.”
Steve Whitmill resigned from his sheriff’s position in March 2004 after accepting a security job with Tyson Foods Inc. He had been elected sheriff in 2000.
Dustin Whitmill was released from Washington County Detention Center Sunday after posting bail on a $15,000 bond, while the Wesoloski brothers remained in jail Monday.
5 comments:
I wish the media would get all the facts before bashing someone they do not know. There is always things left out to make the dirt better. This guy has a family and it just saddens me how the media can make a mistake seem like he just killed someone. It is really sad. He made a mistake but it always seems better to make it seem so much worse for the "story"!
i've met the brothers and they're really nice guys. a lot of people do stupid things and get charged way to much for it. especially by the newspaper and town this is in. driving drunk and the gun stuff is bad stuff, charge with a dui and take the gun away, whatever. but "gang activity"? what the hell? the only reason they're bringing the sheriff into it is for shock value. don't ruin his life over his son's mistake.
The Whitmill's are great people.. I wish them all the best during this very difficult time. I know people make mistakes and I know that Dustin is a great guy and has a family to take care of. I wish him and his family the best. Take it as a lesson learned and grow from it!
Andy is a 1 of a kind person who has a amazing heart and a awsome personality. He was the quoterback on our football team. He probably had a Lil bit to drink that nite but wouldn't you if you lost your dad at 12 yrs old and tryed to raise a brother and had to move hundreds of miles away and live with someone you Don't know very well also never been that successful at anything you try to do for yourself!! Thanks pigs you don't know him!!!!!!!
I'm very interested in this story and about the brothers can someone please contact me. The brothers are in the military now.
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