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Politics: Here is Schock, reaching out to the community

Posted in Politics with tags , on September 5, 2008 by Billy Dennis

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Who is this Coach Ron who is interviewing State Rep. Schock? That’s Ron Willis. This video was filmed for Willis’ public access cable show “Krime and JustUs in Da ‘P’,” and uploaded to YouTube on April 18, 2006.

This was before Ron Willis was indicted by the Peoria County Grand Jury on May 1, 2007:

WILLIS, RONALD R – 07CF400 (4 counts)
DOB: 01/01/63

  • ROBBERY – He did take property, being United States currency from the person or presence of another by the use of force or by threatening the imminent use of force.
  • THEFT – He did knowingly exert unauthorized control over property from the person or presence of another said property being United States currency with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the use and benefit of said property.
  • UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – He did knowingly and unlawfully have in his possession less than 15.0 grams of a substance containing a controlled substance, cocaine.
  • RESISTING A PEACE OFFICER – He knowingly resisted the performance of Mike Johnson of an authorized act within his official capacity being the arrest and detention of Ronald Willis knowing Mike Johnson to be a peace officer engaged in the execution of his official duties in that he moved his body in a manner that prevented Mike Johnson from handcuffing him and the defendant’s violation of this section was a proximate cause of an injury to Mike Johnson.

In all fairness, Schock isn’t the only politician Coach Ron captures in video. He’s also interviewed Congressman Ray LaHood and former State Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka. And all this DID happen before Willis got indicted.