CLEVELAND (WJW) — Parents of murdered Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter, as well as Cleveland Police Union officials, are demanding to know what is happening with the suspect who was sent to a state mental hospital last year to be restored to competency.
A five-hour hearing was held on Friday in the Cuyahoga County Courtroom of Judge Ashley Kilbane to determine if Delawnte Hardy caused the delay of his treatment by refusing to take his prescribed medication for months. Hardy is accused of killing his own grandmother and Officer Jamieson Ritter in July of 2024.
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“I think that hearing left us with more questions than answers,” said Andy Gasiewski, Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President. “Is he getting the treatment he needs so he can be competent? That’s not clear.”
Ritter’s parents also expressed their frustration…