Some charges dismissed in Jayland Walker protest cases in Akron, but others go on
Although 15 cases related to protests following the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker have been dismissed, they could still be refiled as the Akron City Prosecutor says he needs time to review evidence.
Walker was unarmed when he was fatally shot 46 times by eight police officers in June 2022, after police claim he fired a gunshot during a car chase. Walker’s death is under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Investigation. “We are the public defender — the people we represent are indigent,” said Summit County public defender Andrea Whitaker, who is responsible for representing the majority of the misdemeanor cases. “If they miss work to come to court, they lose income. It can be the difference between making their rent or their car payment,” she said of the prosecutor’s decision.
Some protestors, like Semaj Brown, were offered the opportunity to have charges dismissed if they signed a waiver promising not to sue the City of Akron. Brown refused and charges against him were dismissed anyway, though they may be refiled.
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