Brian Parks

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Service Record

East Cleveland Ohio Police Department

Main article: East Cleveland Ohio Police Department
Rank Officer
Dates of Service October 1, 2018 - October 18, 2023.[1]
Salary $44,342 (2020)[2]
Last Known Status Separated after felony criminal conviction.[1]

Incident Reports

2019 Death of Suspect

Parks shot and killed a man.[3]


2021 Assault of Mario Garcia

News report with body-worn camera video

On October 1, 2021, Parks attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding and having tinted windows. Garcia refused to stop. The vehicle crashed.[4][3]

Parks hit Garcia twice with his vehicle, used his Taser on Garcia twice after handcuffing him, slammed Garcia into the back of a police car, and closed a door on his leg.[3]

Parks included inaccurate details in his report.[5]

The incident was captured on body-worn camera.[3]

Response Timeline

On March 8, 2023, Parks was charged with felonious assault, attempted felonious assault, assault, interfering with civil rights, dereliction of duty, and tampering with court records.[6]

Parks was suspended without pay.[7]

On October 18, 2023, Parks pleaded guilty to assault and attempted tampering with records. Parks will surrender his certification.[5][3]

On January 17, 2024, Parks was sentenced to 6 months in prison.[3] ‎

LEO Ratings

Training and Tactics rating: neutral
Protect & Serve rating: neutral
Individual Rights rating: bad
Accountability and Integrity rating: neutral
Off Duty rating: neutral
Ratings Definitions


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Officer Records, Brian Parks, East Cleveland Police Department, ID: 170010, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
  2. ↑ Brian Parks T, Detective, City of East Cleveland, govSalaries
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Scott Noll, Ex-East Cleveland cop sentenced to prison for attack on handcuffed man, News 5 Cleveland, 2024-01-17
  4. ↑ Cory Shaffer, Judges, juries to soon decide the cases of former East Cleveland police officers, cleveland.com, 2023-11-27
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sentencing Announcement, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, 2024-01-17
  6. ↑ Maria Scott, 11 Current and Former East Cleveland Police Officers Indicted for Assault, Civil Rights Violations, Tampering With Evidence, SCENE, 2023-03-09
  7. ↑ Ryan Haidet, 'A cancer growing': 11 current and former East Cleveland police officers indicted on criminal charges, WKYC, 2023-03-08

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