Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Corrections officer sentenced for attempted eavesdropping

MI - William James Johnson, 34, of 127 Michigan Ave., Gladstone, was sentenced to 90 days in the Menominee County Jail on a charge of attempted eavesdropping/installing a device. He is scheduled to report to the jail by 8 p.m. Friday.

According to court records, Johnson attempted to install in the Delta County Sheriff's Department, without the consent of the sheriff, a device for "observing, recording, transmitting, photographing or eavesdropping." (more)