CLEVELAND -- Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John O'Donnell is expected to deliver the verdict in the Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo case.
Sources within the Cleveland Police Department and the City of Cleveland's Mayor's Office have told WKYC the verdict will be read Saturday morning.
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Brelo faces two counts of voluntary manslaughter. He was involved in the 22-minute police pursuit that began outside the Justice Center in Cleveland late Nov. 29, 2012, and ended in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland.
The pursuit followed a blue 1979 Chevy Malibu that had two occupants, later identified as driver Timothy Russell, 43, and passenger Malissa Williams, 30.
Brelo fired 49 shots, the most of any officer. He jumped on the hood of the Malibu and fired the last 15 shots after other officers had stopped shooting.
In all, 13 police officers fired 137 shots.
O'Donnell could also consider two lesser-included charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter or aggravated assault.
Stay with WKYC.com for updates as this story develops.
