Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo Trial
Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo's trial is scheduled to start Monday, April 6 and could last weeks. Media outlets have been prohibited from streaming live video of the trial but our investigations team will follow the trial each step of the way and update you right here on newsnet5.com.
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Holcomb said none of the officers he interviewed mentioned seeing another officer on the hood of Timothy Russell's car. #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/7/2015 1:38:10 PM
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E. Cleveland Detective Reginald Holcomb is on the stand. He interviewed officers who did not fire their weapons on Nov. 29 2012 #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/7/2015 1:36:16 PM
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Day 2 of the Michael #Brelotrial about to begin. Expect testimony from an East Cleveland police officer this morning. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_bpY5WEAAxHCX.jpg
by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/7/2015 1:04:49 PM -
CPD officer Vasile Nan on stand. He started the chain of events after he thought he heard a gun shot coming from Russell's car. #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 7:17:49 PM
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Trial resumes. CPD Officer John Jordan now on the stand. He pulled over Russell earlier on the evening of November 29, 2012 #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 6:38:36 PM
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#Brelotrial Barnhill is listing each of the 13 officers who fired during the shooting and how many shots they fired. To explain the shooting, she is showing Cuyahoga Judge John P. O'Donnell a model of where each car was located during the incident. Brelo's partner fired 19 shots from inside and next to Zone Car 217. Brelo fired at least 49 times.
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#Brelotrial Barnhill says Russell had "no escape" when he pulled into the Heritage Middle School parking lot. Officer Wilfredo Diaz fired the first four shots. No shot was ever fired from inside from Russell's Malibu. Shots that were believed to be from the Malibu were actually shots from other officers.
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Prosecutors are showing the route of the chase. It started in downtown Cleveland and ended up in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland. More than 60 police cars joined the pursuit, according Cuyahoga Co. prosecutor Erica Barnhill. Brelo and his partner, Cynthia Moore, were in zone car 217 that night.
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Police union tried to obscure the truth about Michael Brelo - Royster #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:36 PM
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The police were a "mob" led by their own supervisors during November 2012 chase #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:35 PM
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Both Timothy and Malissa have family in the courtroom today #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:34 PM
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Prosecutors showing pictures of Timothy Russell #Brelotrialby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:33 PM
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Bonnie and Clyde were hit with fewer bullets than Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. - Cuy. Co. prosecutor Sherri Roysterby Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:31 PM
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Michael Brelo trial about to start. Packed courtroom.by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/6/2015 1:22:29 PM