A Village of Mantua police officer is suing Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and the Portage County Sheriff’s Office for six alleged legal infractions, including having wrongfully separated her from her child and of having distributed private images from her phone with colleagues.
The lawsuit alleges that on Jan. 1, 2024, Portage County deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by Officer Miranda Brothers, removed her then 5-year-old son, confiscated her cell phone and other electronic devices, transported Brothers to the sheriff’s office for questioning and placed her son in foster care.
Brothers told The Portager that she appeared in court the next morning and regained care of her son. According to court documents, she pleaded not guilty to first-degree misdemeanor charges of child endangerment…