According to a report from The Guardian, an Ohio judge has found probable cause to charge a Cleveland police with officer with murder for fatally shooting 12 year-old Tamir Rice in November.
From The Guardian:
Judge Ronald Adrine of the Cleveland municipal court said there were grounds to prosecute officer Timothy Loehmann with murder, manslaughter and reckless homicide.
Walter Madison, an attorney for Rice’s family, told the Guardian: “We are very much relieved and it is a step towards procedural justice and people having access to their government.”
“We are very much relieved and it is a step towards procedural justice and people having access to their government,” said Walter Madison, an attorney for Rice’s family, adding that the decision showed “the police are public servants and not the public’s master”.
After the ruling, community leaders took the unusual step of appealing directly to the judge to immediately prosecute the officer.
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