Thanksgiving Day was not a good day for McHenry County Sheriff's Dept. Corrections Officer Jeffrey Salerno, 42. Somebody must have spiked the cranberry juice, and he got into a mix-up that landed him in jail.
He overnighted as a guest in Hotel Nygren and was advised of his rights in Rights Court on Friday, November 23. An emergency Order of Protection was entered against him on Monday, November 26, by Judge Wilbrandt.
Usually Turning Point is hot on the trail about availability of weapons in cases of domestic battery, but apparently not this time.
Salerno needs to carry a gun in the performance of some of his duties, such as transporting inmates of the Jail, and his attorney was in court on Wednesday, Nov. 28, with a Motion to amend the order that Salerno turn in his guns.
The Motion to allow him to possess his gun sought permission for him in the course of his employment with the Cook County Sheriff's Forest Preserve Police Department.
Yes! You read that correctly. That's what the Motion said.
Then, farther down in the form, it mentions he is employed as a Corrections Officer with the McHenry County Sheriff's Police and asks permission for him to carry a firearm in the court of his employment on McHenry County Courthouse/Jail Grounds and in the presence of another corrections officer.
Salerno is to refrain from consumption of alcohol as a condition of his bond and he is to submit for any test for alcohol upon request of Court Services.
So I guess it's safe to assume that alcohol was involved on Thanksgiving Day. Does Salerno have a general problem with alcohol? Alcohol and firearms are not a good combination.
Do you think anyone ever reads the Motions that lawyers file? Didn't anyone catch the "Cook County Sheriff's Forest Preserve Police Department" mistake?
You might just be wondering why the Sheriff's Department didn't issue a media release about this arrest...
You never know who is interested…
3 months ago
6 comments:
the merit commission? is this a paid job, how does one become a merit commission member. is it appointed? if so by who? who is in charge of this office? who do they answer to?
sorry about all the questions but I keep reading your blog about the Merit Commission and wonder what exactly they do. they never seem to meet.
The Merit Commission is a public body of McHenry County Government - recommended by the Sheriff, confirmed by the County Board. Members are not paid.
More information is here:
http://mchenrysheriff.org/about-us/merit-commission.aspx
It deals with disciplines of "more than 30 days" of "merited" employees (deputies, not corrections officers). The sheriff can dole out discipline of 30 days or less without involving the Merit Commission. And he does. There have been numerous 30-day suspensions, some involving the same employees.
The sheriff can keep those out of the public view by limiting them to "30 days or less".
They should answer to the public. They don't. The Purpose of the Commission was changed a while back, without the knowledge of the members. The wording about ensurng the public was removed.
The meeting time of the Commission was changed to 9:30AM months ago. Too bad nobody pays attention to detail.
So we have here a Judge not paying attention to what he/she signs, a lawyer too lazy to check out his "bolier-plate" template in his computer, and someone who, by law is considered "Innocent Until PROVEN Guilty", and you're worried about if the Sheriff's department put out a memo? Even if they DID, you probably wouldn't consider it enough information, and demand that the person be taken before the non-existant (by your standrads) merit commission. Has your connection within the department you obviously hate given you ALL the information about what happened in that house/apartment that night, or are you guessing again, or choosing to print that which pushes your obvious agenda? I now am beginning to wonder why I even bother wasting my time writting, let alone readying this drivel!
JJ, don't run yet.
Obviously, you don't think it's important that a judge read what he signs, that a lawyer reads what he presents for the judge's signature, or for MCSD to report an arrest of an employee. Got it!
The Merit Commission does not address problems with jail employees, only "merited" employees (deputies).
My connection with the Department? What connection? I read the Complaint filed by Sgt. Embry that is in the public record at the courthouse. It's on the 3rd floor, east end of the building.
Don't be worried about my agenda. All I want is truth and transparency at the sheriff's department. If that existed now, I wouldn't have much to write about.
Don't be so hard on yourself. Not even I would call your writing "drivel".
I'm agreeing with you about the improper form/complaint, whatever, and about the judge not reading what he/she signs MY point was that that was WAY more important than some memo from the sheriffs office about an arrest. ANYBODY can get arrested (see you posts about the lady and guy with the guns at O'Hare). Agree that they SOUND guilty, but until proven, I'll wait. Some of your posts SOUND like you have an inside connection-maybe, maybe not. Whatever (as my teenage daughter would say)
Thanks, Jim J. I think I'll start saying "Whatever". Please thank your daughter for me.
Let's see ... What-EVER! Sound okay?
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