LC SD SUSPENDED 

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE LEAVES A LUCAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ON SUSPENSION.
DEPUTY RICHARD STRONG WAS ACCUSED OF USING UNNECESSARY FORCE WHILE WORKING PRIVATE SECURITY AFTER THE SUPER BOWL. JAYLEN HANDS SAID DEPUTY STRONG CHOKED HIM. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE BAR THAT NIGHT. NONE STATED THAT THEY SAW DEPUTY STRONG CHOKE THE MAN. ONE BAR EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE SAW DEPUTY STRONG PUT HIS FOREARM ON HANDS CHEST WHILE HE WAS IN CUFFS AND CURSED AT HIM. AS PART OF HIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, STRONG AGREED TO A USE OF FORCE CHARGE. TWO OTHER CHARGES WERE DISMISSED.