By Jake Dima, Breaking News Reporter | June 09, 2021
A trio of Columbus, Ohio, police officers was slapped with criminal charges over their response to last summer's protests and riots that followed the death of George Floyd.
All three law enforcement personnel have been charged with dereliction of duty, while two face additional offenses of assault and interfering with civil rights, special prosecutor Kathleen Garber, who helms the city's effort to investigate complaints against officers, announced on Wednesday. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
“I was asked by the City of Columbus to independently evaluate the allegations of police misconduct from last summer’s protests so that both citizens and police officers are held to the same standard of accountability,” Garber said in a statement obtained by the Washington Examiner. “We appreciate the community’s patience over the past year while we have made continued attempts to interview witnessing officers and identify officers committing the alleged misconduct during the protests.”...........
The string of charges follows an early May ruling from federal Judge Algenon Marbley that barred officers within the department from employing force — including tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets — against nonviolent protesters and said law enforcement ran "amok" during summer protests. Marbley sided with a group of 26 protesters who filed a class-action lawsuit against the law enforcement body alleging mistreatment.................To Read More....
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