Charles Oliver | August 1, 2011
The Elyria, Ohio, police department suspended Officer Jay Loesch for five days after he struck a suspect who was handcuffed to a bed. The man had allegedly struggled with officers when they tried to arrest him and at the hospital told Loesch "The night they shot Jimmy they should have killed you, too" referring to the murder of another officer.
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