Five Cleveland police officers who supervised a wild 2012 pursuit that left two people dead will now face dereliction charges in the suburb where the chase came to its deadly end, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Lt. Paul Wilson, Sgt. Patricia Coleman, Sgt. Randolph Dailey, Sgt. Michael Donegan and Sgt. Jason Edens "failed to do to their duty to limit and manage the chase" that left Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell dead on Nov. 29, 2012, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said in a statement.
The five officers were indicted on dereliction charges in May 2014, but they will now be prosecuted in East Cleveland rather than Cuyahoga County Superior Court.