(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A DuPage County election judge was arrested and is facing charges after allegedly stealing political signs from a property in Villa Park in the middle of the night.
Beverly Johnston is charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and criminal damage to property, Villa Park police said in a statement.
The Democratic judge was fired after the allegations surfaced that police say were caught on video.
On Wednesday, officers responded to a business on North Avenue for reports of stolen signs, police said. Surveillance footage revealed about 4:50 a.m., someone had pulled into the lot in a white SUV and taken nine political signs that were on the property.
Investigators located the vehicle Thursday and identified Johnston as the owner, police said. Officers recovered the signs that were stolen from the business along with other Republican signs.
Johnston was released from custody pending a court date. She is charged with misdemeanor theft and criminal damage to property.
Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2020 contributed to this report.