Arraignment Set For Two Cecil Township Police Officers

Two Cecil Township Police officers who were indicted by a grand jury waived their cases to court at their preliminary hearing. Cecil Township Police Sergeant John Holt and Officer Shawn McNaughton both face a list of misdemeanor charges. Chief among the charges are, obstruction of administrative law, un-sworn falsification to authorities of forged or altered documents and tampering with public records among others. According to investigators, the case stems from a September 2018 traffic stop where police were alerted to a man appearing to be driving drunk. The officers pulled the man over and said that they could smell alcohol coming from the car. The unidentified driver then told police to call a “senior township official.” They took the driver to the police station and found he had a BAC of .15. Police called the township official who said it is up to police to handle the matter. Initially the driver was written up for a DUI. Investigators say that charge was later changed to a traffic warning approved by Holt. Investigators also state that Holt drove the man home. Both officers are currently on administrative leave. They are free on $1,000 bond. Both will be arraigned in common pleas court on October 23.