Retired Sharonville officer arrested during undercover operation in Blue Ash [Video]

BLUE ASH, Ohio — A retired Sharonville police lieutenant arrested during an undercover operation in Blue Ash did not appear in court on Tuesday.

Officers arrested 58-year-old Keith Schoonover for soliciting prostitution.

Blue Ash police said they were conducting an undercover operation at around 3 p.m. on December 4 at the Holiday Inn Express on Creek Road; Schoonover was arrested “as a result of the investigation,” police said.

Blue Ash Police Chief Scott Noel said the undercover operation wasn’t specifically aimed at apprehending Schoonover; they didn’t realize who he was until he was arrested, Noel said.

“Once his name popped up, we all knew it because I mean we are a neighboring police agency,” said Noel. “I’ve personally known Keith for almost 30 years.”

Video from Blue Ash police’s interrogation of Schoonover obtained by WCPO on Friday showed Schoonover’s reaction to the situation.

“I hate that I put you in this spot,” Schoonover told officers. “It was a …