Big Bend DPW superintendent arrested, park 'altercation'
Eric Pederson
BIG BEND, Wis. - Big Bend police arrested the village's Department of Public Works superintendent on Wednesday after an "altercation" at a park.
Eric Pederson was arrested and booked into the Waukesha County Jail for battery, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and misconduct by a public official. He has not been formally charged.
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Police did not elaborate on the altercation.
Pederson was placed on administrative leave, police said. It's not the first time he's faced disciplinary action.
In 2019, Pederson served a 10-day suspension for violating the village's sexual harassment policy. A 125-page investigation alleged, among other things, that Pederson told coworkers to wear lingerie to a village Christmas party. Other coworkers said he suggested they do "bedroom gymnastics" and play adult movies at the library.