By Gabriel Baird and Damian G. Guevara
Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Copyright 2006 Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
A former East Cleveland firefighter used a picture to say 1,000 words about his ex-girlfriend.
None of them were good.
Michael J. Gunn, 52, plastered a neighborhood on Cleveland’s East Side with pictures of his girlfriend nude and performing sex acts.
The posters were found on utility poles and houses, said Cleveland police Commander Ed Tomba. “They were everywhere.”
Police have secured a warrant for Gunn’s arrest, accusing him of pandering obscenities. The crime is a felony punishable with up to a year in jail.
Tomba said police won’t serve the warrant until Gunn serves his time for another crime against the same woman, who is 48. Court documents did not identify her.
Gunn was convicted last week of violating a restraining order the woman had against him. He was sentenced last week to 140 days in the Cleveland House of Corrections.
In 2001, Gunn was suspended two days without pay over porn on a fire station computer.
Gunn was a lieutenant with East Cleveland’s Fire Department until Thursday, when he resigned, Mayor Eric Brewer said. City records show that Gunn was scheduled to attend a city disciplinary hearing Friday.
Gunn is the fourth safety employee to resign or lose their jobs in the past year, according to city records. Brewer fired a police woman accused of helping a man escape City Jail and another officer for firing on an unarmed suspect. The mayor also fired one firefighter for lying about a co-worker.
Federal authorities revealed this month that they were investigating a police woman after her husband was arrested and accused of selling crack cocaine this summer. That officer remains on duty with a desk position.