Lake County ,Illinois Top Judge:pepper-sprayed in drunken-driving arrest

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Lake County's top judge faced a dousing of pepper spray and a drunken-driving charge after a weekend traffic stop by Vernon Hills police.

David M. Hall, a Lake County judge since 1989 and chief judge since December 2007, was admitted to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for a "heart-related event" after his arrest, his attorney Mark Belokon said.


Hall, 55, of Waukegan, also faces charges of resisting a peace officer, failure to yield or stop at an intersection and improper lane usage, said Vernon Hills Officer Bob Lonergan.

Another embarrassment for the state of Illinois.