Brian Parks
Service Record
East Cleveland Ohio Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Salary | $44,342 (2020)[1] |
| Last Known Status | Suspended[2] |
Incident Reports
2019 Death of Suspect
Parks shot and killed a man.[3]
2021 Assault of Mario Garcia
On October 1, 2021, Parks attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding and having tinted windows. Garcia refused to stop. The vehicle crashed.[4][3]
Parks hit Garcia twice with his vehicle, used his Taser on Garcia twice after handcuffing him, slammed Garcia into the back of a police car, and closed a door on his leg.[3]
Parks included inaccurate details in his report.[5]
The incident was captured on body-worn camera.[3]
Response Timeline
On March 8, 2023, Parks was charged with felonious assault, attempted felonious assault, assault, interfering with civil rights, dereliction of duty, and tampering with court records.[6]
Parks was suspended without pay.[2]
On October 18, 2023, Parks pleaded guilty to assault and attempted tampering with records. Parks will surrender his certification.[5][3]
On January 17, 2024, Parks was sentenced to 6 months in prison.[3]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ Brian Parks T, Detective, City of East Cleveland, govSalaries
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ryan Haidet, 'A cancer growing': 11 current and former East Cleveland police officers indicted on criminal charges, WKYC, 2023-03-08
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Scott Noll, Ex-East Cleveland cop sentenced to prison for attack on handcuffed man, News 5 Cleveland, 2024-01-17
- ↑ Cory Shaffer, Judges, juries to soon decide the cases of former East Cleveland police officers, cleveland.com, 2023-11-27
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sentencing Announcement, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, 2024-01-17
- ↑ Maria Scott, 11 Current and Former East Cleveland Police Officers Indicted for Assault, Civil Rights Violations, Tampering With Evidence, SCENE, 2023-03-09
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