Retired Sharonville officer arrested in prostitution bust set to be in court [Video]

BLUE ASH, Ohio — A retired Sharonville police lieutenant who was arrested in Blue Ash during an undercover operation is set to appear in court on Thursday.

Officers arrested 58-year-old Keith Schoonover for soliciting prostitution in December 2024, according to a press release from Blue Ash police.

Blue Ash police said they were conducting an undercover operation at around 3 p.m. on Dec. 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 …