Three former East Cleveland Police officers are now headed to prison. The trio are among nearly 20 of the city's past and current police officers indicted for a series of crimes.
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The officers —Larry McDonald, Ian McInnes and Anthony Homes — were convicted of a slew of charges. They appeared in court Monday before Judge Sherrie Miday.
In court, Miday said that when a police officer violates his duty, the impact is profound.
Now, the former officers trade badge numbers for inmate numbers after being convicted of crimes while on the job.
McInnes was sentenced to two-and-a-half years after prosecutors said he kicked three different suspects after they'd given up.
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Holmes is heading to prison for one year after prosecutors say he rammed a teen's car during a chase and then lied and said the driver hit him.
The longest sentence went to the officer with the highest rank: McDonald. He got four years behind bars.
Investigators say he lied about his role in two separate police chases; both ended in crashes, and one was deadly.
Today, McDonald told the judge that the loss of his job had been like prison, saying his life and career were over.
"For the 17 years I’ve been there, I’ve been humiliated, cast upon because I did my job and I did a great job for the city of east Cleveland," McDonald said in court.
In addition, all three men had their police officer licenses stripped due to their felony convictions.
