Mentor Police identify man accused of prompting hours-long stand-off, hitting 2 bicyclists

LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – Mentor Police identified the man who allegedly hit 2 bicyclists and prompted an hours-long standoff on Wednesday.

The situation started around 11:00 a.m. when two bicyclists were struck outside the entrance to Headlands Beach by a white SUV.

Officers spoke with the two victims, a 68-year-old man and a 72-year-old man.

The 68-year-old man said that the man driving the SUV stopped, exited the vehicle, physically assaulted him and threw his bicycle into a nearby pond, according to the release…

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