The integrity of a Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy will be tested after a public defender asked a judge to toss out a conviction because the deputy admitted to “lying” on his job application.
The Marshall Project – Cleveland reported in August 2025 that Deputy Kasey Loudermilk apologized for lying on his application. He also omitted details about his work history, including incidents in which other police forces disqualified him for failing polygraph and physical agility tests, according to records contained in his personnel file.
On Feb. 26, Sean Moore, the assistant Cuyahoga County public defender, asked a judge to remove a man’s no-contest plea in a concealed-carry gun case because prosecutors never disclosed that Loudermilk lied during his hiring process. The judge has yet to rule…