Judge explains why Michael Brelo verdict released today

Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo fired 49 rounds at an unarmed black couple following a 2012 car chase. One of the shooters, named Michael Brelo, leapt on the hood of the car after it was halted and shot 15 times. The people inside the car, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were, predictably, murdered in this … Read more

Why the judge found Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo not guilty

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo has been found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the November 2012 shooting deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell announced  Michael Brelo, 31, was charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for jumping on top of a car carrying Timothy … Read more