CLEVELAND - Five Cleveland police supervisors pleaded the Fifth during CPD patrol officer Michael Brelo's trial Monday. <\/p>\n
The supervisors each face two counts of dereliction of duty related to the Nov. 29, 2012 Cleveland police chase and shooting. <\/p>\n
Attorneys for Sgt. Michael Donegan, Lt. Paul Wilson, Sgt. Randolph Daley, Sgt. Jason Edens and Sgt. Patricia Coleman appeared with their clients in court. <\/p>\n
A sixth Cleveland police officer invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination after taking the stand at the trial last Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Officer Michael Demchake immediately stated he was told not to answer questions based on advice from his attorneys. <\/p>\n
His refusal to answer questions sparked an angry outburst by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty. <\/p>\n
\"We need his testimony in this trial. We're asking for his testimony. We're asking for the truth. That is his duty as a police officer,\" said McGinty. <\/p>\n
McGinty said Brelo's colleagues knew he was \"in trouble\" for jumping on the hood of Timothy Russell's Chevy Malibu and firing at least 15 shots through the windshield at the conclusion of the November 2012 CPD chase and shooting. <\/p>\n
View a PHOTO GALLERY of some of the crime scene photos here <\/p>\n
During opening statements last Monday , prosecutors said Brelo committed a crime when he jumped onto the hood of Russell's car and fired 15 to 18 shots through the front windshield. <\/p>\n
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