More than a third of the East Cleveland, Ohio, police department is now under indictment after prosecutors charged 11 more current and former members with public corruption and civil rights violations.
An image from East Cleveland police body cam footage shows an officer striking a suspect, released as part of their investigation into police misconduct.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley gives a press conference to announce the indictment of 11 current and former East Cleveland Police officers for crimes including assault, interference of civil rights, evidence tampering, and obstruction of justice, March 8, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio.Prosecutors said the indictments stemmed from 31 separate incidents between June 2018 and July 2022.
One video showed an officer repeatedly stomping on a man who was in police custody on the ground. Another video captured a cop commanding an individual shown on his knees to lie down on his stomach and then allegedly kicking the person in the back, knocking him to the pavement. East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King applauded O'Malley for "helping our police department root out these individuals who have committed these alleged offenses." But King added that the investigations against the officers started with internally.
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