EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Dereliction of duty charges against five Cleveland Police Department officers have been moved to East Cleveland Municipal Court, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor announced Thursday.
The officers were involved in a November 2012 chase and shooting that left two unarmed civilians dead in East Cleveland.
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Though the chase began in Cleveland, officers pursued the car into East Cleveland, where the chase ended in a barrage of bullets that killed Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
The officers refused a plea deal Wednesday on the charges,which were originally filed with felony charges against Cleveland Ptl. Michael Brelo in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
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