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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. For some, the scenes harken back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs and firehoses on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality. A TROUBLED HISTORYCircleville, located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Columbus, Ohio, resembles many rural towns across the country. For those working to improve race relations in Ohio, the roadside attack was a reminder of all that is still left to do.

Persons: Jadarrius Rose, Rose, “, Walter Gadsden ., Derrick Holmes, ” Holmes, Holmes, ”, ’, David Haynes, Haynes, Circleville’s, Shawn Baer, —, Madalyn Wasilczuk, ” Wasilczuk, Wasilczuk, It’s, Michael Gould, ” Gould, Ryan Speakman, Councilwoman Caryn Koch, Esterline, “ I’m, Nana Jones, Rhonda Shafner, Aaron Morrison, Mike Schneider, Samantha Hendrickson Organizations: Investigations, Civil Rights Movement, Associated Press, U.S . Records, Highway Patrol, FBI, Baptist Church, ”, . Police, University of South, Police Canine Force, Circleville Police, Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent, AP, Columbus, NAACP Locations: CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio, Belgian, Birmingham , Alabama, Salt Lake City, Woodson Terrace , Missouri, Lafayette , Indiana, Columbus , Ohio, Americas, Southern U.S, University of South Carolina, New York City, Rose, Circleville, New York, Orlando , Florida

The Circleville Police Department fired officer Ryan Speakman last week. His termination came after a July 4 incident where he released his police dog on Jadarrius Rose following a lengthy vehicle pursuit. The report details Speakman returning to Baer and adding more names to the two-page list, including his family members. The documents detail an incident where Speakman unloaded bullets from the magazine of a fellow officer’s firearm. According to the report, Speakman took full responsibility for his actions.

Persons: Ryan Speakman, Jadarrius, Speakman, Shawn Baer, Baer, ” Baer, “, “ Ryan, ” Speakman, he’d, ”, Benjamin Crump, Rose Organizations: CNN, Circleville Police Department, Benevolent Association, Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, Guardian, Circleville Police, Force, Police Department, Circleville’s Department of Human Resources Locations: Ohio, Scioto, Rose

☆ Police officer fired after unleashing dog on Black man in Ohio traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 26 (Reuters) - Police in Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday fired an officer who unleashed his dog on a Black man during a highway traffic stop and ordered the animal to attack even though the man had his hands raised, according to video of the incident. "Officer (Ryan) Speakman did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers. Officer Speakman has been terminated from the department, effective immediately," police in a statement. The vehicle was missing a mud flap and it had failed to stop for an inspection, a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said. Moments later, an officer with the Circleville Police Department unleashed a police dog on Rose even though a state trooper told the local officer not to release the dog.

Persons: Ryan, Speakman, Jadarrius Rose, Rose, Shawn Baer, Daniel Trotta, Jamie Freed Organizations: Police, Wednesday, Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Highway Patrol, Circleville Police Department, Circleville Police, Thomson Locations: Circleville , Ohio, Ohio, Columbus, Rose

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