Sentencing for man who injured 5 Cleveland police officers

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The man who injured five Cleveland police officers and a K-9 during a shooting and a chase earlier this year, was sentenced Wednesday to 25-27 years in prison.

On Monday, Brian Branch pleaded guilty to:

  • Five counts of attempted murder
  • One count of felonious assault
  • One count of assaulting police dog
  • One count of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises
  • One count of of failure to comply with the order, signal of a police officer

The incident started around 2:15 p.m. on May 23…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS