Manias v. Peoria County Sheriff's Department Merit Commission

Following a hearing before the Peoria County Sheriff’s Merit Commission, Lieutenant Emanuel Manias was found guilty of violating rules of the Sheriff’s Office Duty Manual. As punishment, the commission ordered him reduced in rank from lieutenant to deputy sheriff. The complaint against Manias was in two counts.

The first charge alleged that Manias engaged in conduct unbecoming an officer which would tend to bring discredit to the sheriff’s department and that on December 6, 1980, Manias engaged in acts which resulted in the abuse of Peoria County property. The underlying factual basis for that…