Multiple witnesses took the stand Monday; including, several Cleveland firefighters were at the scene of the fatal accident.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The bench trial for the driver accused of hitting and killing Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick in November 2022 began Monday in front of Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Timothy McCormick and continues Tuesday.
Leander Bissell, 41, of Cleveland, was indicted on the charges of murder, felonious assault, involuntary manslaughter, failure to stop after an accident, failure to comply and aggravated vehicular homicide. According to the Bratenahl police report, Bissell was drunk when he hit Cleveland Firefighter Tetrick, 51, on Nov. 19, 2022.Firefighter Tetrick was assisting with a rollover crash, when he was struck. He died from his injures at University Hospitals just before 9 p.m.Bissell was arrested several hours later at a home on Cleveland’s East Side.
On March 29, Bissell pleaded guilty to an unrelated drug trafficking charge. He faces a mandatory 18-months in prison; however, his sentencing will not happen until after the charges connected to the firefighter’s murder are resolved.
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