15 people sue Cleveland, Cuyahoga County over false arrests, excessive force during last spring's George Floyd protests
CLEVELAND, Ohio — More than a dozen people filed a lawsuit Friday accusing Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and several police officers and sheriff’s deputies of excessive force and unlawfully arresting and detaining them during last year’s George Floyd protests in downtown Cleveland. One woman said police officers and jail staff illegally held her in the Cuyahoga County Jail for six days without ...