A Parma mother has filed private-citizen-initiated criminal charges, on behalf of her then 13-year-old son, against three Parma police officers.
Lisa Gonzalez filed the charges in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, asking a judge to find probable cause that Parma police officers Michael B. Frinzl, Olivia Bartulovic and Ryan J. Sopko committed crimes, issue arrest warrants for the officers and appoint a special prosecutor in the case.
According to the affidavit, the charges stem from an Aug. 13, 2025 incident at Walters Grove Park that was captured on the officers’ body-worn cameras. After police responded to a dispute, Gonzalez’s son tossed a stick at the rear hatchback door of his mother’s van. In response, officers chased him, handcuffed him, and transported him to the Parma police station…