Sheriff's Deputy Guilty Of Disorderly Conduct In St. Mary's Case

MOKENA, IL — A Will County Sheriff's Deputy was found guilty Thursday of disorderly conduct for his actions after he heard about a student at a Mokena School who made a threat involving gun violence.

A jury in Will County Court issued the verdict against Edward Goewey after a trial that lasted just two days, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Goewey, whose three children were attending St. Mary's School in Mokena, and another parent confronted school officials Dec. 3, 2021, after Goewey learned about a report two days earlier that a student had made the threat.

Administrators at St. Mary's asked Goewey to leave when he became verbally aggressive and began to head to the classroom of the student who made the threat. School officials ultimately requested criminal charges, which were investigated by the Mokena Police Department.

Goewey was off duty at the time of the Dec. 3 incident. He had been an active volunteer at the school. He has since removed his children from the school.

Just days before the confrontation at St. Mary's, four students were killed and seven injured during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan.

Sentencing for Goewey's disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, is expected Sept. 6, according to the Tribune.

Goewey has received numerous commendations and awards while a member of the Will County Sheriff's Department, according to his attorney Bob Bodach. Goewey also has training in Special Weapons and Tactics, or S.W.A.T., which has included multiple active shooter trainings.

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