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    Bail set at $25,000 for Canton police officers charged in Tyson’s death

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    (This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)

    CANTON ‒ Dozens of law enforcement officers prepared a courtroom for Monday’s bond hearing for tcanton police officers charged with reckless homicide regarding the death of Frank Tyson.

    Both Beau Schoenegge, 25, and Camden Burch, 24, were released from the Stark County Jail this afternoon after posting $25,000 bonds.

    Both officers waived their right to appear in court on Monday. They were represented by defense lawyers. Eugene O’Byrne represented Burch and Ty Graham represented Schoenegge.

    Family lawyer mentions heavy police presence

    Cleveland-area attorney Bobby DiCello, who represents the Tyson family, spoke at the hearing before Stark County Common Pleas Judge Kristin Farmer.

    He said the family wanted the judge to be fair and did not recommend bond terms. He alluded to the large number of Canton police officers who attended the hearing, including some who watched via video in an overflow room.

    “We would ask that the presence of more than 50 law enforcement officers gathered here today does not influence that decision in any way,” he said. “In my years as a prosecutor and in my years in the courts I have never seen what I saw today. It is troubling that presence, the concept of presence, is being used in this way because taxpayers are paying for these officers. be here.”

    After the court hearing, DiCello allowed for the possibility that the officers were off duty when they attended Monday’s hearing.

    DiCello said he’s never seen officers “show up en masse to support a defendant.” He said their presence was an “obvious attempt” to pressure the judge to make a lenient decision at the bond hearing.

    Defense attorney Graham said the $25,000 bond is standard for similar cases in Stark County Common Pleas Court.

    “Law enforcement in the city of Canton has shown loyalty to his department and has shown no loyalty to the citizens of the city of Canton,” DiCello said. — That is our concern.

    He said the Tyson family has been comforted by the process that has taken place so far.

    “This is a historic moment, for sure,” DiCello said. “It got the country looking at Canton and they’re watching.”

    It is not known if the officers were paid

    It was not immediately known if the officers were being paid at the time of the bond hearing. A department spokesman was asked about their service status Monday afternoon.

    Among those in attendance is Police Chief John Gabbard, who is on salary.

    The prosecutor says the officers are presumed innocent

    After Monday’s hearing, Stone held an impromptu press conference inside the courthouse entrance.

    “It’s a tough case,” he said.

    He said the officers who were charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

    He said he is not concerned about the number of officers watching in court.

    “It’s going to be fair. The judge is a fair judge. And they’re supporting their fellow officers,” Stone said.

    The judge gives a decorum order

    Farmer took the unusual step of implementing a decorum order to maintain security at the courthouse during all proceedings. Among other things, it requires all spectators to remain seated. They must have permission from a deputy sheriff to leave and cannot return until the next session. The sheriff’s office has the power to determine whether any person can enter the courthouse after being searched. All spectators must be seated 10 minutes prior to any session.

    The judge asked to leave the courtroom anyone who cannot comply with the decorum order. Nobody did.

    What happened to Frank Tyson?

    Tyson, a black resident of Canton Township, died on April 18 after a fight with police inside the AMVETS building on Sherrick Road SE. He entered the club after crashing a vehicle into a nearby utility pole, prompting those inside to call the police to get Tyson out.

    A fight ensued. Tyson was handcuffed and left face down on the floor for nearly eight minutes before an officer realized he had no pulse.

    Body camera video shows the officers taking Tyson to the floor as he screams that the police officers are trying to kill him.

    One officer placed his knee on Tyson’s upper back and neck for about a minute while another police officer handcuffed him. Tyson said “I can’t breathe” several times.

    “You’re okay,” one of the officers replied, his hand around Tyson’s handcuffed wrist. “Shut up (complaining).”

    Less than a minute after being handcuffed, he fell silent.

    Autopsy: Prone Restraint Contributes to Death

    A the preliminary autopsy report released in August ruled that Tyson’s manner of death was homicide and that his cause of death was a combination of acute cocaine and alcohol intoxication, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cardiorespiratory arrest, meaning his breathing and blood circulation had stopped. off, in association with physical altercations. and prone retention.

    DiCello said he wants to work with the city to review and improve its policies, such as on preemptive restraint.

    “There’s one of two ways that can go,” he said. “We can have a voluntary dialogue or we can seek help in court.”

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    (This story has been updated to add new information.)

    Contact Nancy at 330-580-8382 or [email protected]. On X, formerly known as Twitter: @nmolnarTR

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