By CAROLYN P. SMITH
East St. Louis on Friday
brought in an outside investigator and indefinitely suspended its assistant
police chief until a misconduct probe is completed, the city manager said.
Assistant Police Chief Ronald
Ike began an unpaid suspension on Aug. 28 that initially was to last five
working days. City Manager Deletra Hudson on Friday said Ike's suspension was
extended until the misconduct investigation is completed.
Ike could not be reached.
A female summer youth worker
after her first day on the job filed a four-page complaint involving Ike that
led to the suspension. Hudson was investigating, but on Friday said an outsider
is now handling the inquiry.
