An Ohio man jailed nearly five months over a Toledo festival shooting sued the city and prosecutors, alleging police ignored evidence pointing to another suspect before charges were dropped.
Lawsuit said police ignored tips pointing to another suspect
Ohio man sues after spending 141 days in jail over Toledo mass shooting he says he did not commit. BY: WTVG 13 ACTION NEWS | TOLEDO, OH/YOUTUBE
Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, and his mother, April Carr, filed a $20 million federal civil rights lawsuit on November 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, according to WTOL.
It named the City of Toledo, Lucas County, Toledo police Detective Danielle Mooney and Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates.
The complaint alleged officials built the case on a fabricated identification, ignored exculpatory evidence and suppressed tips pointing to a different suspect…