In Ohio, common pleas courts have jurisdiction over felony charges, some with attached misdemeanors, but not necessarily over misdemeanor cases in isolation of a felony charge.

Supervisiors Randolph Dailey, Michael Donegan, Patricia Coleman, Jason Edens and Paul Wilson faced dereliction of duty charges from the 22-minute chase where officers fired 137 rounds at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, killing both of them instantly.

While officer Michael Brelo was indicted and charged with two felony counts of voluntary manslaughter for firing 49 of the 137 shots, and later acquitted in a bench trial before O'Donnell, the other 12 police officers that did the shooting, none of whom are Black,  escaped charges with McGinty' full support.

Both Williams and Russell were Black.

The five supervisors at issue remain gainfully employed and still on the job with the majority Black major American city where a consent decree was reach in federal district court last month with the U.S. Department of Justice for police reforms.

The city of Cleveland, a muncipality of Cuyahpoga County, Ohio's largest of 88 counties statewide, settled wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of the victims for $3 million that was split between the two families.  (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com).