New Chicago Police Chief Earl D. Mayo is in hot water over claims he abused his position and possessed anabolic steroids.
Mayo is currently looking at seven felony charges, including two counts of theft, two official misconduct counts, one attempted obstruction of justice count and two counts of unlawful possession of anabolic steroids, as well as a misdemeanor theft count.
According to The Chicago Tribune, an investigation allegedly discovered that Mayo was involved in extremely
The alleged thefts came to light after police tracked a firearms trace from a deputy prosecutor for a Ruger C3 9mm handgun. Police said it had been seized as evidence by New Chicago police in a pending criminal case.
The trace showed the gun had been sold April 29 at Mega Cash Pawn, 1035 37th Ave. in Hobart. Police learned Mayo sold the firearm and he was also the arresting officer in the case.
Police said Mayo contacted another New Chicago officer and asked him to buy the gun back from the pawn shop. Mayo also asked him to retrieve suppressors or suppressed firearms from a safe in Mayo’s residence.
The officer told police Mayo told him he has things inside his house the “feds” would never find.
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In 2000, Mayo was convicted of a misdemeanor theft charge, and it’s unclear whether this came up as a concern during the hiring process.
Tanika Roshawn Borders, 47, was also placed under arrest for allegedly assisting Mayo by trying to purchase a gun sold by him at the pawn shop on May 22 and by allegedly attempting to “remove anabolic steroids belonging to Mayo by damaging the vials.” When speaking to police, she claimed that the chief instructed her to go to his house and obtain the compounds.
She faces five felonies for her alleged assistance, which include two counts for assisting Mayo, two counts of possession of anabolic steroids, and one count of attempted obstruction of justice
“The manager of the pawn shop showed police a receipt showing Mega Cash Pawn had purchased 12 firearms from Mayo,” The Tribune reported.
Ironically, Mayo is reportedly the author of a novel titled “When Lines Are Crossed: Love, Trust, Betrayal,” which explores the story of a “bad cop turned good” who has to fight against his own moral compass during an investigation into his fellow officers.
Indiana State Police Major Jerry Williams, who is the father of Mayo and a current Democratic nominee for Lake County Sheriff, issued a statement on the alleged misconduct.
“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,” he said on Saturday.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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