Lucas County Deputies Charged With Assault
FROM OHIO NEWS NETWORK TV:
TOLEDO, Ohio — Video of the Lucas County Jail shows Mike Mingione being brought in in handcuffs.
His lawyer, Scott Ciolek, said police arrested Mingione for missing a court date for a non-violent offense. He also said his client had heart surgery just days before his arrest.
“He attempted to explain his situation to the Sheriffs Department that was booking him, and they were not listening to him,” said Scott A. Ciolek, Esq.
In the tape, deputies can be heard berating Mingione and ignoring his requests for medication. The deputies are not being named right now.
The deputies are seen repeatedly slamming Mingione’s head on a desk.
“During the altercation, during the beat down, he had his shoulder separated and had numerous contusions on his face,” said Ciolek.
The investigation is ongoing. Two officials with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office who spoke to ONN’s Stephanie Mennecke said it’s best not to comment right now.
The tape is under review and those deputies in question are expected to be identified as defendants. The charges–assault and violation of civil rights– may be the first of more to come. Mingione claims he was taken into a separate room afterwards and was kicked for another ten minutes.
“There are a lot of good reasons that people don’t want to take a case like this, but this is what I do, sometimes you have to take the unpopular cases,” said Ciolek.