GUILTY verdict for man who hit and killed firefighter Johnny Tetrick
CLEVELAND — Judge Timothy McCormick found Leander Bissell guilty of hitting and killing veteran Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick.Man accused of hitting and killing Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick found guilty In November of 2022, Engine 22 responded to a crash involving a flipped vehicle on I-90 eastbound at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Witnesses said a car drove through the scene, hit Tetrick and took off.
Tetrick was transported to University Hospitals, where he was pronounced dead. He had served the City of Cleveland for more than 27 years, most of that time with Engine 22 on the city's East Side.McCormick found him guilty on all counts. He told the court: “When I was first assigned this case, my initial reaction was perhaps it was over-indicted, and it was a stretch for the State of Ohio. However, this original impression was wrong.
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