Crime & Safety

Grade School Custodian Made ‘Unlawful’ Video: Cops

The custodian was jailed Monday night.

CREST HILL, IL — A custodian from Chaney Monge school was arrested Monday night for making “unlawful videos,” police said.

Ryan Thompson, 27, was booked into the Will County jail and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Officials learned that Thompson had “material on a device that was unlawful,” said Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark.

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“We’re still conducting a thorough investigation,” said Clark, who gave few details of what Thompson had allegedly recorded.

“It potentially involved minors,” Clark said.

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“We’re still conducting a thorough investigation,” the chief said. “Obviously it’s a sensitive issue and something we take very seriously.”


Ryan Thompson | image via Will County Sheriff's Department

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