CNB CRIME: Acquittal for Cleveland Police Officer on Killing Unarmed Couple

By BRIAN GROSH / May 23, 2015

 CLEVELAND (CN) – A judge acquitted the police officer Saturday who killed two unarmed, black suspects after vaulting onto the hood of their car and firing 15 shots through the windshield.
With Michael Brelo, 31, having waived his right to a trial by jury, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O\’Donnell took two and a half weeks to decide the Cleveland police officer\’s fate.
When O\’Donnell began deliberations at the conclusion of the five-week trial on May 5, he noted that he would likely hand down his verdict after the conclusion of Cleveland Police Week, which ran from May 9 to May 17.