Investigative Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The retrial of a former Richland County corrections officer accused of causing an inmate's death began in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas on Monday.
Richland County Common Pleas Judge Brent Robinson declared a mistrial last November after the jury failed to reach a verdict during the initial trial. According to records, Sgt. Jamaal O'Dell said he began recording the video on a hand-held camera after he was called to assist officers who were trying to get Rios to come down.
At 1:20 seconds into the video, the female officer encourages the officers to use more force on Rios, even as the five male officers are on the ground restraining Rios. She shouted,"Tase him! Tase him!" Then, at two minutes and 45 seconds into the video, another officer, who placed his right foot on Rios’s right shoulder blade, lifts his left foot off the ground. The officer's full body weight is on Rios for seven seconds. Prosecutors say the officer was Mark Cooper.
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