Ohio judge visits scene, examines suspects' bullet-riddled car in Cleveland police case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
The judge who will decide whether a Cleveland police officer is guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of two unarmed suspects killed in a 137-shot barrage of police gunfire has visited the crime scene and examined the suspects' bullet-riddled car.
Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell quietly asked questions Friday at the crime scene and at a warehouse where the car and two police cruisers involved in the chase are stored.
Defendant Michael Brelo wasn't present. The 31-year-old officer is charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of 43-year-old Timothy Russell and 30-year-old Malissa Williams in November 2012.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Brelo's bench trial began Monday. Prosecutors say Brelo was charged and other officers weren't because his final salvo came after Russell and Williams no longer were a threat.