Former Washingtonville police officer Logan D. Malik, 27, of Lisbon, will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 in U.S. District Court in Cleveland after a jury found him guilty of impersonating a U.S. Marshal.

After the guilty verdict June 8, Judge Bridget Meehan ordered the U.S. Pretrial/Probation Department to carry out a presentence investigation of Malikás criminal history and background and provide a presentence report.

She also ruled that Malik remain free on bond under the terms she had set earlier until his sentencing. His trial took three days, including jury selection and deliberations.

Boardman police charged Malik, then 25, in May 2022 with a misdemeanor charge of impersonating a police officer.

Officers were called to the Boardman Holiday Inn and Sheetz gas station, where witnesses said a man was claiming to be a U.S. marshal. Malik’s federal indictment alleges he claimed to be a marshal gathering information about a hate group. He was arrested April 24, 2022.

Washingtonville police Chief Kenneth Foust told The Vindicator last year that Malik worked as a part-time Washingtonville police officer for about four months and was “doing pretty good and always showing up for work.” Foust said he terminated Malik’s employment shortly after the Boardman incident.

When Malik was indicted federally in the case, the local charge was dismissed.

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