Judge is asked to drop charges in death at jail

Lawyers for five Summit County sheriff's deputies facing trials in the 2006 death of a jail inmate have asked a judge to dismiss the charges after a recent civil court ruling changed the autopsy findings from ...

[lester neeley]

THATS STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT.....COPS GET AWAY WITH KILLING A MAN AGAIN....THE DONT JUST ENFORCE THE LAW....THEY ARE BENDING IT.....I SEE WHY THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY ARE SHOOTING BACK AND FIGHTING THE COPS BACK...COPS ARE JUST HOODLUMS DRESSED IN BLUE HIDEING BEHING A BADGE.. IN THIS CASE , SUMMIT COUNTY DEPUTIES.

[Akron]

lester neeley wrote:

THATS STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT.....COPS GET AWAY WITH KILLING A MAN AGAIN....THE DONT JUST ENFORCE THE LAW....THEY ARE BENDING IT.....I SEE WHY THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY ARE SHOOTING BACK AND FIGHTING THE COPS BACK...COPS ARE JUST HOODLUMS DRESSED IN BLUE HIDEING BEHING A BADGE.. IN THIS CASE , SUMMIT COUNTY DEPUTIES.

Tell it to your caseworker.

[marks mom]

this if allowed to happen will be a gross miscarridge of justice. why has manly asked for a appealing of the judges decission on marks case.and a slap in the face of his family. as well as any other victums.if thease deputies walk. which they will. and probly even get there jobs back. so drews goon squad wins agin. thanks agin for all the prayers and support it has been greatly appreciated.

[just plain wrong]

The coroner ruled death by taser. Who was the judge to change that? Summit County corruption at it's finest!

[Bob]

The only crime in this case is charging the Officers for doing their difficult job dealing with this madman

[Lowrider54]

I smell a rat here. The man didn't die on his own accord. Who's goin to be held accountable is the question here. Let's get it right folks, you did it or you didn't.

[Uh oh]

Don't everyone get their boxers in a bunch. The prosecutor merely has to take the case to the grand jury again. without the coroner's determination that it was homocide.

[green lover]

Uh oh wrote:

Don't everyone get their boxers in a bunch. The prosecutor merely has to take the case to the grand jury again. without the coroner's determination that it was homocide.

not true. the judge can let the indictment stand as it is. the evidence would simply be presented at trial and if it doesn't meet the legal standard it could then be tossed.

unless an indictment has something wrong with it as written it can't just be dismissed. this isn't a civil case.

[Old Man Grump]

Stop wasting our tax money - let the deputies go. They were only doing their job !!!!

[Betamax]

Well then, this should be another rousin' thread of anti-police comments.

I'm willin' to wait and see what happens in court. Most likely, from what we've read so far, a not guilty verdict will prevail.

[sadforfamily]

and this surprises us... why?

[MaD]

Betamax wrote:

Well then, this should be another rousin' thread of anti-police comments.
I'm willin' to wait and see what happens in court. Most likely, from what we've read so far, a not guilty verdict will prevail.

It was a republican judge ruling this case to be an undetermined cause of death!

[The Voice of Reason]

Old Man Grump wrote:

Stop wasting our tax money - let the deputies go. They were only doing their job !!!!

Maybe it's the normal course of action with this grump moron, but most people don;t end up with a night stick up there butthole when someone is doing their job. These officers went far beyond their scope of action and this man died. They need to be held accountable for murdering this guy. Schneiderman has no business interferring with a medical report. He should stick to being a bad judge and let the Coronor stick to medical issues. I am surprised the Coronor hasn't filed an appeal yet to this ruling. Summit County politicans alwaysprotect their own. I am sure Schneiderman received plenty of donations from the FOP over the years when he was running for office.

[May Fong]

They should start issuing the deputy's Double 0 numbers.

Since they just issued them a license to kill...

[cover up]

I hope they dont let them off that easy. COME ON PEOPLE CANT YOU SEE WHATS GOING ON HERE. COVER UP.

[Sally]

The five deputies should be held accountable for their actions This death was not of natural causes, and the 5 deputies know this. I am sure killing a person in jail is not part of a deputy's job duties.

[Disillusioned]

Maybe if the Hoodies want to get away with being criminals, they should become law enforcement officers. It doesn't matter what they do, they're always cleared of their actions no matter how horrible.

[copswife74]

People, you need to relax. They can ask for all sorts of things. Doesn't mean they will get it.

You should be glad Schneiderman ruled the way he did, he exposed incompetent medical examiners that could not answer many of the questions posed to them. That is the scary part.

The deputies are not out of the woods, all this means is a delay for now.

[ramon]

Sign ZZzzzzz papers old man! Sign ZZZZZ papers old man coroner with a nightstick at his butt!

[Something Wicked]

The prosecutor needs to keep the pressure on and not back down going to trial. It would be a very dangerous precedent if these FIVE DEPUTIES were not held accountable for what happened in that jail cell.