On her first day back to work after being suspended for mishandling dogs at Lucas County Canine Care and Control, an LC4 employee was escorted from the building by her boss after announcing she had a gun in her purse.
When Mehgan M. Yunker, 32, returned to work on the morning of Oct. 2, she told officials — including Michael Hart, Lucas County chief of staff and interim warden and director of LC4 — that she had a gun and pepper spray in her purse.
According to a report filed Friday with Toledo police, Ms. Yunker was told the gun and pepper spray were prohibited in government buildings and she should put them in her car. As Mr. Hart escorted her through the parking lot to her vehicle so she could put the gun in the glove box, Ms. Yunker pulled the gun from her purse as she walked, according to the report.
On Friday, Ms. Yunker was placed on paid administrative leave while officials launched an investigation into her actions. On Tuesday, she was notified the board of Lucas County commissioners was planning to discipline her for “failure of good behavior,” according to documents in her personnel file.