The chief of police in New Chicago, Indiana, stood accused Sunday of selling a pawn shop a gun that was being held as evidence and then trying to have it bought back, among other allegations.
New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo was charged with theft, official misconduct, and attempted obstruction of justice, as well as unlawful possession of an anabolic steroid, according to court documents.
Chief Mayo was booked Sunday as an inmate in Clark County, Ohio, after authorities said he tried to evade arrest.
Court documents said on Thursday, a Lake County, Indiana, sheriff's police commander received a firearm trace request for a gun associated with an upcoming criminal trial.
It turned out the gun, a Taurus G3, had been sold to a pawn shop in Hobart, Indiana, which a Lake County sheriff's detective said was unusual as the gun was being held as evidence in a criminal investigation, court documents said.
