BLUE ASH — A retired Sharonville police lieutenant was arrested in Blue Ash during an undercover operation, according to our news partner WCPO.
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Keith Schoonover, 58, was arrested for soliciting prostitution, according to a press release from Blue Ash police.
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Officer said they were conducting an undercover operation on Dec. 4 at the Holiday Inn Express on Creek Road. Schoonover was arrested as a result, police said.
Officers saw Schoonover at the hotel and found text messages of an exchange of $200 for half an hour with a woman.
When police interviewed Schoonover over the phone, he told officers he did make a “date” with the woman at the hotel, but never actually engaged in any transaction because she was in the bathroom arguing on the phone the whole time, the police report says. Schoonover told police he was concerned about being robbed after she didn’t emerge for 10 to 15 minutes, the report says.
The Sharonville Police Department said Schoonover was a former employee of the City of Sharonville, who retired in good standing in October.
In an official statement from the police department, “he is currently a private citizen and afforded the rights as such.”
According to a social media post announcing Schoonover’s retirement, he worked at the department for 31 years.
“The Blue Ash Police Department proactively created the Community Impact Unit to increase the police presence throughout the city,” said Blue Ash Police Chief Scott Noel in a press release. “It’s important that we conduct sweeps and sting operations like this to crack down on crime and keep residents and visitors safe.”
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