The police chief of New Chicago, Indiana, was arrested in Ohio on Friday, his family confirmed.
Earl Mayo was arrested at 6:03 p.m. and booked into the Clark County, Ohio, Jail at 6:57 p.m., reported WDTN, the NBC affiliate in Dayton.
Court records in Lake County, Indiana, show Mayo was charged with the following:
- Theft (Felony)
- Official misconduct (Felony)
- Obstruction of justice (Felony)
- Official misconduct (Felony)
- Unlawful possession of anabolic steroid (Felony)
- Unlawful possession of anabolic steroid (Felony)
- Theft (Felony)
- Theft (Misdemeanor)
Additional information on the alleged crimes hasn’t been released.
New Chicago, where Mayo serves as chief, is a town of around 1,900 residents in Lake County.
Mayo’s father, Jerry Williams, an Indiana State Police major and Lake County Sheriff candidate, released the following statement:
“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.
Under our criminal justice system, Earl is presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise. We respect that fundamental principle, and it is important that the legal process be allowed to proceed fairly and impartially.
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.
This is an extremely difficult and emotional time for our family. Given the seriousness of this matter and the ongoing legal proceedings, we cannot comment any further on the undisclosed details of this situation.”
