Suspect who threatened, fought with Cleveland officers now indicted: I-Team

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has found a man now indicted for an encounter with Cleveland police that led to officers firing shots.

Cleveland police confronted a suspected burglar, saying he was armed with a pickaxe and a crowbar. Officers fired a taser, and they fired gunshots. The suspect was not injured.

The encounter happened in November near the West Side Market. Police said they found Seton Maxey trying to break into a store. Police said he kept moving toward officers and refused to drop the weapons.

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Maxey did not get hit by any gunshots. He faces a 10-count indictment. Cuyahoga County prosecutors charged him with felony assault on the officers, attempted breaking and entering and more…

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