Man charged for obscene email to sheriff

Published On: Apr 15 2013 03:31:09 PM CDT

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke spoke highly of deputy Sergio Aleman who was killed in an on-duty traffic accident on July 31, 2012.


A Milwaukee man has been charged with sending an obscene email to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.

Mark Lovejoy, 62, is charged with unlawful use of a computerized communication system after he sent an email to Clarke on March 4.

A clerical assistant in Clarke's office flagged the email and a detective was assigned to research the incident.

In the email, Lovejoy used several racial slurs and obscenities, and stated that he wished "somebody would shoot you."

Detectives spoke to Lovejoy the following day. He told investigators that he had intended to close and save the email and planned on cleaning it up when he calmed down.

Lovejoy told investigators that he was mortified about his behavior and had asked whether Clarke had seen the email.

He faces three months in jail and $1,000 in fines if convicted.


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