Sarah Gelsomino Media Mentions

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2023

Taxpayers on the hooks as the state pays out of millions of dollars to wrongfully imprisoned
WEWS-TV | September 29, 2023

Men who spent 15 years behind bars sue Cleveland officers over wrongful convictions
Fox 8 News | September 27, 2023

2 men wrongfully convicted of attempted murder file suit against Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office
Ideastream | September 27, 2023

2 men who served 15 years in prison for crime they were later acquitted of file civil rights lawsuit against 3 Cleveland officers, Cuyahoga County
WKYC | September 27, 2023

Men imprisoned for 15 years for crime they were later exonerated of sue Cleveland police officers, county
Cleveland.com | September 27, 2023

Jayland Walker protesters file lawsuit against city of Akron claiming unlawful arrests
Ideastream | June 30, 2023

Protesters sue Akron, officers over arrests at Jayland Walker demonstrations
Cleveland.com | June 29, 2023

Lamont Hunter a free-man after 17 years on death row
MSN.com | June 16, 2023

Death Row inmate FREED after 15 years awaiting execution for tot's death
Mirror Online | June 15, 2023

Ex-death row inmate released after pleading guilty to reduced charges in toddler’s death
WXIX-TV | June 15, 2023

After 16 years, death penalty case reopened because deputy coroner changed her opinion
MSN.com | May 12, 2023

Man shot by Cleveland police officer in Giant Eagle parking lot sues city, grocery chain
Cleveland.com | May 1, 2023

Court issues restraining order against the City of Akron
WOIO-TV | April 22, 2023

Lawsuit filed against City of Akron for unlawful restriction of speech
WEWS-TV | April 21, 2023

Activists sue Akron police over pepper-spraying of Jayland Walker protesters, ask judge to ban police use of tear gas
Cleveland.com | April 21, 2023

Judge tosses lawsuit against Cleveland filed by man who spent 47 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit
Cleveland.com | April 20, 2023

6th Circ. Says Exonerated Ohio Man Can't Sue Prosecutor
Law 360 | April 8, 2023

Some Euclid cops still on the force despite assault convictions, civil rights violations and fatal shootings
WEWS-TV | March 30, 2023

‘I can never get that time back’: Cleveland Heights to pay $4 million to man wrongly convicted for 2001 attack
Cleveland.com | March 3, 2023

Cleveland Heights settles lawsuit with DNA exoneree for $4 million
WEWS-TV | March 2, 2023

City of Columbus settles with Timothy Davis, following lawsuit alleging excessive police force
WOSE-FM | January 31, 2023

Life after a wrongful conviction: Meet Charles Jackson, the man
WKYC-TV | January 18, 2023

2022

84-year-old man exonerated after 46 years in prison sues Cleveland for withholding evidence in wife's murder case
WEWS-TV | February 14, 2022

Cleveland Man Exonerated After 46 Years In Prison For Wife’s Murder Sues City
Yahoo Entertainment | February 15, 2022

City of Akron reaches settlement with 2 brothers shot by police officer in 2017
WKYC-TV | March 10, 2022

Judge declares Cleveland man who spent 45 years behind bars in wife's murder wrongfully imprisoned
WEWS-TV | March 10, 2022

Settlement reached in lawsuit against Akron for shooting of two brothers outside nightclub
Akron Beacon Journal | March 11, 2022

Court finds Isaiah Andrews unjustly imprisoned for 45 years
New York Times | March 11, 2022

‘He Didn’t Have a Family Waiting to Welcome Him Back’: Wrongfully Convicted Man Now Clear to Seek Damages from Ohio After Serving 45 Years of a Life Sentence
Atlanta Black Star | March 15, 2022

Faces, victims, issues and debates surrounding qualified immunity: A USA TODAY Opinion series
Yahoo! News | April 22, 2022

Cleveland judge declares Charles Jackson a wrongfully imprisoned person
WOIO-TV | July 11, 2022

Cleveland man who spent 27 years behind bars declared 'wrongfully imprisoned'
WKYC-TV | July 11, 2022

Cleveland man declared to be wrongfully imprisoned for 1991 killing
WEWS-TV | July 11, 2022

‘Everything is Different ... Your Family Members You Don’t Know’: Cleveland Man Labeled a ‘Monster’ After Being Jailed for Almost Three Decades for a Murder He Didn’t Commit Gets Exonerated
Atlanta Black Star | July 12, 2022

Cleveland To Pay $540K To 12 People Arrested During George Floyd Protests
Essence | September 6, 2022

Cleveland to Pay $540,000 to 12 Arrested in Racial Protests
Insurance Journal | September 7, 2022

Cleveland man files lawsuit claiming he was unarmed when Orange Village police officer shot him last year in Woodmere
WKYC-TV | October 11, 2022

Mother takes stand in civil trial against Euclid police officer who fatally shot her son
WEWS-TV | October 25, 2022

Jury should make Euclid cop pay family of unarmed man he killed $11.5 million, attorney says
Cleveland.com | October 31, 2022

Michigan governor pledges to steal companies from Ohio if abortion referendum passes: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
Cleveland.com | November 1, 2022

Jury rules Ohio officer must pay $4.4M to family of man he killed
Police1 | November 2, 2022

Family given $4.4M judgment in deadly Euclid officer-involved shooting
WDTN-TV | November 2, 2022

Two men sue after wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years
Fox8 | November 9, 2022

2 Cleveland men sue state of Ohio after nearly 15 years in prison for crime they say they didn't commit
WKYC-TV | November 9, 2022

Cuyahoga County judge to declare Ru-El Sailor wrongfully imprisoned
WKYC-TV | November 28, 2022

Judge declares man wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years in 2003 Cleveland murder he didn’t commit
Cleveland.com | November 28, 2022

2021

‘You look like one:’ Iranian-Canadian Clevelander sues police, says he was profiled as May 30 rioter while picking up groceries
Cleveland.com | January 26, 2021

Cleveland Reaches $45,000 Settlement With Man Who Sued After Arrest for Getting Groceries During May 2020 Curfew
Cleveland Scene | January 26, 2021

Cleveland man says he was profiled and arrested by police 1 day after May riots; federal civil rights lawsuit filed
Cleveland 19 News| January 26, 2021

Cleveland man sues city for wrongful arrest while trying to get groceries during riot curfew
Fox8 | January 26, 2021

US Marshals act like local police, but with more violence and less accountability
USA TODAY | February 11, 2021

Casey Goodson Jr.'s family says he was shot 6 times by Franklin County deputy
WWHO-TV | February 11, 2021

Monitoring team report finds Cleveland police violated policies during and after May 30 riot
News5Cleveland.com | February 24, 2021

Man with mental illness disappeared hours after release from Cuyahoga County Jail, family accuses jail of switching meds
Cleveland.com | February 28, 2021

U.S. Marshals act like local police with more violence and less accountability
12news.com | March 10, 2021

Alexander Rios: Prosecutor seeking independent review of inmate's autopsy
Mansfield News Journal | March 11, 2021

New documentary web series focuses on Euclid Police Department’s history of poor policing
Cleveland.com | March 13, 2021

Autopsy report shows Ohio deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times
UPI.com | March 18, 2021

Waxahachie High places second overall in District 11-6A Academics Spring Meet
Waxahachie Sun | April 17, 2021

Cuyahoga County settles jail lawsuit for $170,000 with former inmate
Cleveland.com | April 27, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear case involving Euclid police shooting that killed 23-year-old
Cleveland.com | March 24, 2021

New lawsuits allege excessive force, false arrests during May 30, 2020 riot
News5Cleveland.com | March 26, 2021

George Floyd protestors allege civil rights abuses in federal lawsuit against city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County & more than two dozen police officers
Cleveland 19 News | March 29, 2021

May 30, 2020 protesters file lawsuit against more than 2 dozen Cleveland police officers, Cuyahoga County
News5Cleveland.com | March 30, 2021

Lawsuit filed against Cleveland police officers, Cuyahoga County over excessive force, false arrests during May 30, 2020 protests
WKYC.com | March 30, 2021

‘God was working:’ Man speaks after courts declare him wrongfully imprisoned for rape after proof he didn’t do it
Fox 8 | August 16, 2021

Judge declares man wrongfully imprisoned for Cleveland Heights rape after DNA cleared him of 2002 attack
Cleveland.com | August 16, 2021

Airlines in crisis, addiction, Dave Chappelle Netflix walkout, fake ministers: Top columns
USA TODAY | October 23, 2021

2020

Euclid will pay $125,000 to woman who said police officer’s forceful arrest exposed her breasts
Cleveland.com | February 14, 2020

Cleveland law firms demand Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine release thousands of prisoners before coronavirus creates ‘constitutional crisis’ behind bars
Cleveland.com | April 3, 2020

3News Investigates: Attorneys seek release of thousands of Ohio inmates
WKYC.com | April 13, 2020

Cleveland police gave order for George Floyd protesters to disperse; legal observers, witnesses said no one heard it
Cleveland.com | June 3, 2020

Video, photo show Cleveland police pepper spraying, shooting projectiles at legal observers during George Floyd protests
Cleveland.com | June 4, 2020

Lawyers coalesce to defend those arrested during recent protests, riots
Crain’s Cleveland Business | June 7, 2020

Local and federal law enforcement using intimidation tactics against protesters, state lawyers guild says
Ohio Capital Journal | July 3, 2020

Cuyahoga County To Hire Corrections Expert In Jail Lawsuit
WOSU Radio | July 8, 2020

‘Unconscionable’: Ex-Cleveland Safety Director failed to fire officer whose lies kept a man falsely imprisoned for eight months
Cleveland.com | July 14, 2020

Peaceful protester pepper sprayed during Cleveland protests comes forward, is preparing lawsuit
Cleveland.com | August 8, 2020

Cuyahoga County awards family of inmate who died from suicide nearly $1 million settlement
News5Cleveland.com | October 13, 2020

Lawsuit Over Death Of Cuyahoga County Jail Inmate Settled For Nearly $1M
WOSU Radio | October 14, 2020

BCI declines to investigate case of man fatally shot by Franklin County deputy
WBNS-10TV | December 4, 2020

As His Family Demands Answers, Columbus Police Open Investigation Into Fatal Shooting of Casey Goodson
Yahoo News | December 7, 2020

An Ohio deputy was seeking a fugitive. Then he killed an unrelated black man outside his grandmother's house.
The Herald-Dispatch | December 9, 2020

DOJ, FBI Join Probe Into Casey Goodson's Shooting Death
WOSU Radio | December 9, 2020

We will never be the same': Mother, family of Casey Goodson demands answers to his death
WKYC.com | December 10, 2020

Casey Goodson's mother wants justice, but calls for peace at weekend protests
The Columbus Dispatch | December 10, 2020

News conference: Mother of Casey Goodson Jr. and legal team speak out about his death
The Columbus Dispatch | December 10, 2020

Family Of Casey Goodson Jr. Calls For Murder Charges Against Sheriff’s Deputy
WOSU Radio | December 10, 2020

Questions remain nearly a week after Casey Goodson Jr. was shot and killed by a deputy
WSYX/WTTE | December 10, 2020

Mother of man slain by deputy calls for justice, peaceful protests
WSYX | December 10, 2020

Casey Goodson Jr.'s Family Calls For Murder Charges Against Sheriff's Deputy
WVIK | December 10, 2020

Casey Goodson Jr's mother says officers brought their 'bias' against her son and her family
CNN.com | December 11, 2020

Lawyer says autopsy shows Casey Goodson was shot in back ‘multiple times’
Cleveland.com | December 11, 2020

Challenging Police Violence ... While Black
Black Enterprise | December 24, 2020

Most criminal charges stemming from May 30 riot in downtown Cleveland either dropped or drastically reduced
Cleveland.com | December 27, 2020

2019

Family files lawsuit against Lakemore, Springfield Township police officers cleared in shooting that seriously injured man
Cleveland.com | February 12, 2019

2 years after Luke Stewart's death, legal battle with Euclid continues
The News Herald | March 9, 2019

Cuyahoga County Jail conditions as bad as ever, even as Budish administration boasts about improvements, new court filing says
Cleveland.com | April 23, 2019

Lawsuit claims 'band-aid solutions' not working in jail
News5Cleveland.com | April 23, 2019

Investigations Judge dismisses Euclid police brutality lawsuit
News5Cleveland.com | May 8, 2019

Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing police of excessive force
WSYX - ABC6 On Your Side | May 9, 2019

Investigations Summit prosecutor clears Akron police officer in double shooting
News5Cleveland.com | June 4, 2019

Summit County prosecutor clears Akron officer who shot two people outside downtown nightclub
Cleveland.com | June 7, 2019

Roshad McIntosh Was Killed By Chicago Police; 5 Years Later, Court Ruling Could Bring His Mother Closer To Getting Answers
CBS Chicago | June 28, 2019

Man accusing Euclid police officers of excessive force appeals dismissal of lawsuit
The News-Herald | August 2, 2019

Trial Begins in Case of Arab Man Detained by Avon Police After Hotel Employees Falsely Said He Was Pledging ISIS
Cleveland Scene | September 10, 2019

Emirati man settles lawsuit filed after Avon police detained him because hotel clerk claimed he supported ISIS
Cleveland.com | September 11, 2019

Lorain County Man who was falsely accused of being ISIS member settles lawsuit Drew Scofield 3:33 PM, Sep 11, 2019
News5Cleveland.com | September 11, 2019

Cleveland settles two lawsuits over 2017 arrest that led to excessive force complaint, officers’ suspensions
Cleveland.com | November 25, 2019

Cuyahoga County Settles One Jail Lawsuit for $140,000, Faces Another New One
Cleveland Scene | December 13, 2019