A Will County Sheriff’s Office employee was taken into Homeland Security custody Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a social media post Friday morning.
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JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) — A Will County Sheriff’s Office employee was taken into Homeland Security custody Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a social media post Friday morning.
Daniel T. Herod, 41, has been employed with the sheriff’s office since May of 2010, most recently as a deputy correctional officer at the Will County Adult Detention Facility, the sheriff’s office said.
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The circumstances surrounding the arrest were not immediately clear.
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Will County court records show a case was opened for Herod Friday on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 and criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18.
Homeland Security is handling the investigation, the sheriff’s office said.
Herod was due in Will County court Friday morning.
This is a developing story; check back with ABC7 Chicago for updates.
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A Will County Sheriff’s Office employee was taken into Homeland Security custody Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a social media post Friday morning.