Leander Bissell, 40, of Cleveland, is currently being held on a $500,000 bond at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The driver accused of hitting and killing Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick wrote a letter to Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Timothy McCormick asking to have his bond reduced.
Bissell was indicted on the charges of murder, felonious assault, involuntary manslaughter, failure to stop after an accident, failure to comply and aggravated vehicular homicide.According to the Bratenahl police report, Bissell was drunk when he hit Cleveland Firefighter Tetrick, 51, on Nov. 19, 2022.Firefighter Tetrick was assisting with a rollover crash, when he was struck. He died from his injures at University Hospitals just before 9 p.m.
Thousands of people attended Firefighter Tetrick’s funeral on Nov. 26, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.On March 29, Bissell pleaded guilty to an unrelated drug trafficking charge. He faces a mandatory 18-months in prison; however, his sentencing will not happen until after the charges connected to the firefighter’s murder are resolved.
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