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Afternoon and this evening. 71 at lunchtime and mid70s for the high so trending cooler but in a comfortable way. This is pictureperfect weather. Most of you are waking up to 50s. 59 ashtabula. They are quite common except for downtown. Highpressure will build in with little cloud cover expected as it takes over for the weekend which means a lot of on only tomorrow and sunday but into monday as well. There were some showers overnight but most of that has faded away. You can be confident it is dry...

An Ohio man is suing the city of Akron after one of its officers stuffed several handfuls of snow in his nose and mouth, limiting his ability to breathe

An Ohio man who had snow stuffed into his mouth by a police officer during an arrest in Akron has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the city and several officers, claiming his civil rights were violated. Charles Hicks II seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages in the suit filed this week in federal court. It also alleges malicious prosecution and claims the city failed to properly train officers or conduct a thorough investigation into the Feb. 7, 2021, arrest. A police spokes...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio man who had snow stuffed into his mouth by a police officer during an arrest in Akron has filed an excessive force lawsuit

Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 10:09 am ADT Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and get vaccinated As a key Greater Clevelander lawmaker recently said, General Assembly members should undergo vaccination against COVID-19 virus to encourage their constituents – Ohio’s 11.7 million residents – to do the same. (As of Thursday, about 3.9 million people had obtained at least one dose of the COVID-...

US police officer who stuffed snow in mans mouth during arrest quits 11 Apr, 2021 09:40 PM 3 minutes to read An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned. Video / AP An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned. Video / AP Other By: Mark Gillispie An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned...

Bad Cop: Resigns After Caught Stuffing Snow in Mans Mouth Akron , Ohio -- An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, interim Akron Police Chief Mike Caprez said during a Thursday news conference. The officer, John Turnure, submitted his resignation March 30. FOP Akron Lodge 7 issued a statement Thursday defending the actions of Turnure, who is white, during the arrest of Charles Hicks II, who is Black. ...

Akron Police During Thursdays press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan apologizes for the handling of the arrest by Officer John Turnure, who resigned last month. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan is apologizing for a February arrest in which an officer is accused of placing his knee on a suspect’s neck. And Akron Police say that body cam video released Thursday does not support the accusation. Officer John Turnure resigned last month amid the investigation into the arrest of Charles Hicks during ...

Sims described what viewers and Hicks endured as “traumatic and humiliating." “It’s very difficult to watch bodycam footage like that, especially as we are all reliving the murder of George Floyd,” said Kody Cross, co-founder of the Akron Minority Council. “It’s a traumatic experience even for the viewers in the general.” “From my perspective, there was an overly excessive use of force, an abuse of power, even some cruelty, in throwing the snow in Mr. Hicks’ face,” Cross add...

April 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio police officer who stuffed snow into the mouth of a man being arrested for domestic violence has resigned, interim Akron Police Chief Mike Caprez said during a Thursday news conference. The officer, John Turnure, submitted his resignation March 30. FOP Akron Lodge 7 issued a statement Thursday defending the actions of Turnure, who is white, during the arrest of Charles Hicks II, who is Black. The statement said Turnure’s ...