Since the Lorain Police Department stomped through his Wickliffe home in 2008, ex-LPD officer Joseph Montelon has been a constant megaphone for misconduct allegations against his former employer. Law enforcement claims the raid was done because Montelon — who was booted from the force in the 90s after pleading guilty to sex charges — wrote threatening letters to the department’s Chief Cel Rivera.
But since the search, Montelon hasn’t been charged with a crime and maintains the raid was retaliation for speaking out (read all about it in Scene’s cover story “Excessive Force”). But now, new information obtained by Scene shows the Feds are investigating whether the 2008 raid was legit.
