East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) - A former East St. Louis police
officer was indicted Tuesday for making false statements to federal law
enforcement officers.
Court documents state 40-year-old Ramon T. Carpenter made
the false statements during an investigation of a civil rights complaint.
The indictment states a female driver encountered two East
St. Louis officers at Louisiana Boulevard and 25th Street early in the morning
of May 8, 2012.
The woman was intoxicated and had an open liquor container
in her vehicle, and believed she would be arrested for driving without a
license, insurance, and for being under the influence of alcohol.
She said she was taken to a remote area of Jones Park in
East St. Louis and performed oral sex on the officers so she wouldn't go to
jail.
Documents state that when Carpenter was interviewed by
federal agents he denied receiving oral sex and denied being at Jones Park
during his shift.
If convicted, Carpenter faces up to five years in prison, a
$250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.