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 Russell and Malissa Williams in 2012 and shooting the victims 15 times. This after, together with his 

Michael Brelo, 31, was charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for jumping on top of a car carrying Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in 2012 and shooting the victims 15 times. This after, together with his 

The Michael Brelo verdict: Not guilty of voluntary manslaughter Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams after the extended police chase that end with

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 barrage of 137