A former Bloomington police officer will not face criminal charges related to his release of police reports to two suspects in a drug case, according to a special prosecutor asked to review the case.
Bloomington Police sergeant Ty Carlton was fired in January after an internal investigation found text messages exchanged between the veteran officer and Cassandra and Jadelyn Lacey, of Bloomington. The couple, both nurses, were being investigated for stealing fentanyl from a doctor’s office where Carlton’s wife Wendy worked. Charges have not been filed in that case.
Special prosecutor Tom Brown with the Illinois State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor told WGLT on Tuesday that “after a complete review of the reports, we found insufficient evidence for a basis for a successful prosecution.”
The state office reviewed the case at the request of McLean County State’s Attorney Erika Reynolds, who recused her office from reviewing the police case for possible criminal charges.
Felony charges are pending against the Laceys in an unrelated case accusing them of taking about $16,000 last year from Blueze Wellness Clinic where the two worked as nurses.
In a final report outlining 40 violations of city employee and departmental rules, BPD administration sustained charges of official misconduct, sharing of confidential information, filing a false report and making disparaging remarks about a fellow officer.
Carlton and the BPD have declined to comment on the termination.
