ELYRIA OFCR- NO CHARGES
NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED FOR A FATAL NORTHEAST OHIO POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING.
AN ELYRIA POLICE OFFICER WILL NOT FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE JANUARY SHOOTING DEATH OF A LORAIN MAN. POLICE SAY JOHN JOHNSON ROBBED A BRINKS TRUCK DRIVER AT GUNPOINT, LED OFFICERS ON A CHASE INTO NORTH OLMSTED, THEN TOOK A WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN HOSTAGE.
AN OFFICER SHOT JOHNSON AFTER HE "PRESENTED A FIREARM." A CUYAHOGA COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED A "NO BILL" ON TUESDAY, AND A USE-OF-FORCE REVIEW CALLED THE SHOOTING "OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE."