Vermillion cop target of suits
A now-retired Vermilion police idiot cop is once again a defendant in a
lawsuit alleging police brutality.
In the past eight years, former Idiot cop Richard Grassnig has been named
as a defendant in six lawsuits filed by people he arrested in various
incidents.
Every one of the complainants alleged excessive use of force and police
misconduct. Two of the cases were settled in cash payouts, while two others
were dismissed.
Another set of cases are still working their way through the courts.
Grassnig, of Amherst, retired in June, shortly after he was reprimanded for
the way he treated Jessica Brandt, 45, a Lorain County resident who this past
week filed a lawsuit against him in Erie County Common Pleas Court.
Brandt showed up April 14, 2011, at the city's jail to see her husband, who
had been arrested for driving under suspension, according to the lawsuit.
At some point, Brandt thought she could follow Grassnig back to an area to
see her husband, but Grassnig pushed her, the lawsuit stated.
When Brandt tried to leave, Grassnig assaulted her and arrested her,
according to court documents.
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