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Three Columbus, Ohio, police officers are facing criminal charges over allegations of using improper force against protesters and mishandling responses to last year’s racial justice demonstrations in the wake of the
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The officers attorney said they are being used as scapegoats by the city.
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Three Ohio police officers are facing criminal charges stemming from alleged misconduct last year at Black Lives Matter protests over the killing of George Floyd, officials said on Wednesday.
Special prosecutor Kathleen Garber, who was appointed by the City of Columbus to independently investigate complaints against members of the Columbus Division of Police during last year s demonstrations, announced charges of dereliction of duty against the three officers, including two who face counts of assault and interfering with civil rights.
WOSU Mayor Andrew Ginther speaking outside City Hall on Monday, May 24, 2021, in response to a weekend shooting at Bicentennial Park that killed a 16-year-old girl.
Columbus City officials are urging parents to take the lead after an unpermitted party at a Columbus park ended with gunfire and the death of a 16-year-old girl this weekend.
A little after 10 p.m. Saturday, calls about a party at Bicentennial Park started coming in on the police non-emergency line. It was only a noise complaint, so it was a low priority call. There was also a shift change coming up at 11 p.m. Just a few minutes before that at about 10:51 p.m., a police cruiser arrived on the scene. That’s also when police got their first calls about gunfire.