Settlement reached in lawsuit against former Normal police officer [View all]
Settlement reached in lawsuit against former Normal police officer
A former Normal police officer reached a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged he stole $12,000 from her home.
Other defendants — former Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner and two officers — were dismissed from the case in January. Plaintiff Lindsey Holzhauer alleged that they conspired to prevent her from reporting the theft and caused her emotional distress with their handling of the situation, which coincided with her husband's death.
Holzhauer said former Normal police officer Brian R. Williams took the money from her home after she had called first responders there on Nov. 25, 2019, for a medical emergency involving her husband, who later died. She believed he had left the $12,000 on a counter to be used for his funeral expenses, according to court documents.
Holzhauer reported the missing money to Normal police, and a family member later reported it to Illinois State Police. She received an anonymous call from someone who promised to return the money if she dropped the investigation. Williams was arrested Nov. 29, 2019, in a subsequent sting operation after he gave her $13,000 in a plastic bag at a Pontiac gas station, according to court documents.
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