Ex-deputy coroner has long rap sheet.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May, 2000 | by Gordon, Tony

The former Lake County deputy coroner who once leveled charges of racism against his boss is a convicted felon and fugitive who "completed fabricated" his identity, police investigators said. Lionel Locke, 41, was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon, perjury, forgery and possession of a fictitious driver's license after police raided his home at 1711 Duck Drive in Zion at 5:30 a.m.

Wednesday. In addition, Clayton County, Ga., authorities have a warrant out for Locke's arrest after he was accused of jumping probation after a 1988 felony theft conviction. "We believe there was a nearly complete fabrication of his identity and background," Assistant State's Attorney George Strickland said. "Had he represented himself to be who he really is, he...