Prosecutors in Ohio have announced new charges of unlawful conduct against almost a dozen current or former officers in the troubled police department in East Cleveland.
All of the incidents of alleged misconduct occurred before the appointment of a new police chief last fall, officials said.
O’Malley said the videos showed people who “were giving up, they were showing their hands, they were acquiescing to law enforcement ... and that wasn’t enough — and I don’t know what a citizen can do other than surrender and put their hands up and hope that the arrest goes by the book.” Seven of the officers were being indicted for the first time, while four had been previously indicted, and the 11 new incidents occurred between February 2020 and July 2022. Four current officers on the 26-member force are among those facing charges. One former East Cleveland officer employed by a neighboring jurisdiction was fired after the announcement.
Officials in the county prosecutor’s office said the charges stemmed from citizen complaints or colleagues expressing concerns, and they praised investigators for reviewing hours of videos to verify details and in some cases exonerating victims.
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