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Medical Examiner's Office Worker Busted In Prostitution Sting

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Cook County Medical Examiner's office employee was busted in a prostitution sting overnight, for allegedly soliciting a woman who turned out to be an undercover police officer.

Michael D. McReynolds, 57, of Oak Park, has been cited with a Chicago city ordinance violation for solicitation of a prostitute.

He was arrested at just after midnight Friday morning at 2130 N. Cicero Ave., after he approached an undercover police officer who he allegedly believed was a prostitute, police said.

He told police he was unemployed, but a spokeswoman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said he is an intake attendant.

The spokeswoman said their office had no comment regarding his arrest.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.

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