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S'ville police to cite man in accidental gunshot Friday, July 20, 2007 12:34 AM CDT
BY VANESSA RENDERMAN
219.933.3241
SCHERERVILLE | A Cook County correctional officer will be cited in connection with the accidental firing of his gun at a Schererville miniature golf center, and his gun and badge have been taken away, police said.
Jermaine E. Bell Sr., 36, of Lynwood, will be cited for discharging a firearm within town limits, a local ordinance violation, said Schererville Cmdr. Randy Reno.
Police were called to a report of shots fired at 10:11 p.m. Sunday at the Schererville Golf & Fun Center, 101 U.S. 41.
Bell, near the batting cages, identified himself as a Cook County correctional officer and told police he accidentally fired his gun into the ground when he went to put the safety on, Reno said.
No one was hurt.
Reno said Bell's story doesn't make sense because the gun didn't have a manual safety.
Bell was not charged criminally because it was an accident, Reno said.
Bell, who has been with the Cook County Sheriff's Department for at least two years, has been assigned to desk duty while an internal investigation is conducted, said Cook County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Penny Mateck.
Bell's gun and badge were taken away pending that review, she said.
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/07/20/news/top_news/doc4eb2338c7368e4928625731e000817a4.txt
S'ville police to cite man in accidental gunshot Friday, July 20, 2007 12:34 AM CDT
BY VANESSA RENDERMAN
219.933.3241
SCHERERVILLE | A Cook County correctional officer will be cited in connection with the accidental firing of his gun at a Schererville miniature golf center, and his gun and badge have been taken away, police said.
Jermaine E. Bell Sr., 36, of Lynwood, will be cited for discharging a firearm within town limits, a local ordinance violation, said Schererville Cmdr. Randy Reno.
Police were called to a report of shots fired at 10:11 p.m. Sunday at the Schererville Golf & Fun Center, 101 U.S. 41.
Bell, near the batting cages, identified himself as a Cook County correctional officer and told police he accidentally fired his gun into the ground when he went to put the safety on, Reno said.
No one was hurt.
Reno said Bell's story doesn't make sense because the gun didn't have a manual safety.
Bell was not charged criminally because it was an accident, Reno said.
Bell, who has been with the Cook County Sheriff's Department for at least two years, has been assigned to desk duty while an internal investigation is conducted, said Cook County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Penny Mateck.
Bell's gun and badge were taken away pending that review, she said.
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/07/20/news/top_news/doc4eb2338c7368e4928625731e000817a4.txt