CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Mike O'Malley met with the media today and called attention to the East Cleveland Police Department. After a lengthy investigation into the police department. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley, Criminal Division Chief and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Gregory Mussman, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelsen announced the grand jury returned an indictment charging current and former East Cleveland police officers for violating civil rights and public corruption.
The FBI has set up a hotline. If you have any information about the conduct of the East Cleveland Police Department, you are asked to call 216.583.5343. Leave your name, number, and brief description of the alleged criminal activities.
In total, 11 East Cleveland police officers are facing being indicted, seven new officers, and four officers are re-indicted. Over the last seven months, 16 current and former ECPD officers have been indicted.
The East Cleveland officers listed in the first Indictment are listed below, along with their charges.
Below is a video from body cam footage of the incidents. Warning the video may be graphic or disturbing to viewers.
Indictment Number One
Ian McInnes - 39 Years Old
- 2 Counts of Felonious Assault
- 4 Counts of Assault
- 4 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 4 Counts of Dereliction of Duty
- 3 Counts of Attempted Felonious Assault
John Hartman - 31 Years Old
- 2 Counts Assault
- 2 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 2 Count Dereliction of Duty
- 2 Counts of Felonious Assault
- 1 Count of Attempted Felonious Assault
- 2 Counts of Tampering with Records
Tristan Homan - 25 Years Old
- 2 Counts Assault
- 2 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 2 Counts of Dereliction of Duty
- 1 Count of Felonious Assault
Laurice Mans - 35 Years Old
- 1 Count Assault
- 1 Count of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 1 Count Dereliction of Duty
Tre Dehart Robinson - 28 Years Old
- 1 Count Telecommunications Fraud
- 1 Count Interfering with Civil Rights
- 1 Count Dereliction of Duty
Daniel Toomer - 33 Years Old
- 1 Count Theft in Office
- 1 Count Tampering with Evidence
- 1 Count Assault
- 1 Count Interfering with Civil Rights
- 1 Count Dereliction of Duty
- 1 Count Obstructing Justice
- 1 Count of Tampering with Records
- 1 Count Disrupting Public Service
Kyle Wood - 32 Years Old
- 1 Count Theft in Office
- 1 Count Tampering with Evidence
- 3 Counts of Telecommunications Fraud
- 4 Counts Assault
- 4 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 2 Counts of Felonious Assault
- 1 Count of Attempted Felonious Assault
- 1 Count Obstructing Justice
- 2 Counts of Tampering with Records
Tyler Mundson - 30 Years Old
- 1 Count Theft in Office
- 1 Count Tampering with Evidence
- 2 Counts Assault
- 3 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 3 Counts of Dereliction of Duty
- 1 Count Obstructing Justice
- 1 Count Tampering with Records
Brian Stoll - 31 Years Old
- 1 Count Theft in Office
- 1 Count Tampering with Evidence
- 3 Counts Assault
- 2 Counts of Interfering with Civil Rights
- 2 Counts of Dereliction of Duty
- 1 Count of Felonious Assault
- 1 Count of Attempted Felonious Assault
- 1 Count Obstructing Justice
Indictment Number Two
Nicholas Foti - 38 Years Old
- 1 Count Felonious Assault
- 1 Count of Attempted Felonious Assault
- 1 Count Assault
- 1 Count Interfering with Civil Rights
- 1 Count Dereliction of Duty
Indictment Number Three
Brian Parks - 38 Years Old
- 1 Count Felonious Assault
- 1 Count of Attempted Felonious Assault
- 1 Count Assault
- 1 Count Interfering with Civil Rights
- 1 Count Dereliction of Duty
- 1 Count of Interfering with Civil Rights
Overall there are 11 officers indicted over 11 total incidents that ranged from February 2020 to July 2022.
From June 2018 to July 2022, 16 officers have been indicted over 31 total incidents with a count of 17 victims.
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