Jayland Walker Protesters Sue City of Akron, Police Department for Unlawful Arrests

“The plaintiffs had to defend themselves for months against bogus criminal charges brought against them for the purpose of justifying the illegal acts of the police department'

Nearly a year after arrests at protests following the death of Jayland Walker, 24 plaintiffs, including several well-known activists, have filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Akron, Mayor Daniel Horrigan, Police Chief Stephen Mylett, Deputy Police Chief Jesse Leeser and dozens of Akron police officers.

“Akron took extraordinary and unconstitutional efforts to shut down peaceful First Amendment protected protests in the wake of Jayland Walker’s death at the hands of their own police department,” said attorney Sarah Gelsomino in a statement. “The city showed an extreme disregard for the law when police officers indiscriminately arrested people throughout downtown – including activists, students, people just trying to get home, and bystanders who had nothing to do with the protests.

“The plaintiffs had to defend themselves for months against bogus criminal charges, brought against them for the purpose of justifying the illegal acts of the police department,” Gelsomino said.

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