Posted on 05/23/2015 7:21:50 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Officer Michael Brelo is charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 30.
Closing arguments in the month-long trial were presented on May 5 and Judge ODonnell was left to deliberate. If convicted, Brelo, 31, faces a maximum sentence of 22 years in prison.
On Nov. 29, 2012, Cleveland Police Officer Vasile Nan thought he heard a gunshot while he was outside of his cruiser on St. Clair Avenue near the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, and pursued a blue car. The resulting police chase lasted 22 minutes, and involved more than 60 police cars and more than a hundred officers. It stretched through downtown Cleveland, into the Tremont neighborhood and at high speeds on Interstate 90 before ending at Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland.
In the school parking lot, 13 Cleveland officers fired a total of 137 shots at Russells 1979 Chevrolet Malibu. Investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation said 49 of those shots came from Officer Brelos Glock 17. His final 15 shots were fired from the hood of the suspects car.
According to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiners Office, Russell suffered 23 gunshot wounds and his passenger, Williams, was shot 24 times.
A team of Cuyahoga County prosecutors called 45 witnesses, including 20 police officers, multiple BCI agents and a number of experts. They presented shell casings, foot prints and hundreds of photos as evidence.
Timothy Russell made some bad decisions that night, but it should not have been a death sentence for him, assistant prosecutor Sherrie Royster said.
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Five other Cleveland officers are charged with dereliction of duty in the case. Those officers were called to the stand during the Brelo trial, but all took the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox8.com ...
Well, let’s get lootin .
Holiday weekend, nice temperatures, now they’re just waiting for the cover of darkness to fall over the city.
(no pun intended...)
Hopefully that tedious reading by the judge will hypnotize potential rioters into a stupor.
The National Guard was called about a week ago and hospitals (as far as 40 miles away) are on alert for Mass trauma events.
Warnings were sent to residents....
Warning Sent to Cleveland Residents: Provocateurs In Town, Brelo Decision On Monday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJrI61KdD4
https://twitter.com/RyanECHamm/status/599367842513944577/photo/1
And the Indians have a 4 PM home game against the Reds.
That should be about right.
I hear there’s some good loot at the R&R Hall of Fame that needs to be liberated from that bastion of white privilege.
Were the locals expecting some sort of guilty charges?
CNN showing protests, MSDNC, Fox on other news/misc.
The gibmedats are on TV now yelling and screaming now.
What total obnoxious idiots.
We moved from Cleveland to a farm in the middle of nowhere over 20 years ago.
Not one regret.
Would you believe they once had a Carrie Underwood dress in an exhibit of the "Women of Rock and Roll"?
Not sure what the locals were expecting, but the scene is set now. With outsiders coming in and media tooting their horn, it could get interesting.
Brother of Malissa Williams reacts...negatively
http://fox8.com/2015/05/23/malissa-williams-brother-reacts-to-not-guilty-verdict/
I wonder if there will be among the wide variety of causes “represented” a gang of looters “protesting” that lack of “a late night talk show host of Color”...{in al sharptons words]
looked like the CNN reports were gonna throw the first maltoff cocktail
The media is certainly not helping. Sharpton due to arrive in 10..9...8..
FULL VERDICT: Read Judge John O’Donnel’s decision to acquit Michael Brelo
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/full-verdict-read-judge-john-odonnels-decision-to-acquit-michael-brelo
CLEVELAND - Judge John O’Donnell found Cleveland Ptl. Michael Brelo not guilty on two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell Saturday.
Read the full verdict here.
http://media.newsnet5.com/uploads/berlo-full-verdict.pdf?_ga=1.91773146.1331445233.1432386907
looks like he is squeezin a fart
watched verdict being read from my hospital bed cleaning lady in room funny in the silence as we watch the verdict being read both of us have different races and we discussed the concerns of the community I think she was shocked to find that many of us care about what is it going to happen tonight
Everything is riot worthy these days.
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Sorry to hear you are in the hospital - here’s hoping your recovery is swift and complete.
anything..for Drama Sake.
these naive dopes LIVE for drama
having no REAL LIVES they “reach out” and ACT OUT to fill the void
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