COLUMBUS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Columbus police to stop using nonlethal force such as tear gas on nonviolent protesters who aren’t harming people or destroying property.
Lawyers had sued the city last year on behalf of people who alleged they were injured in clashes with police in late May and early June.
Judge Algenon Marbley on Friday called the case a “sad tale” of police officers running amok.
He also ordered police to stop using the infliction of pain to punish or deter nonviolent protestors.
Mayor Andrew Ginther says the circumstances last summer were “extraordinary” but that the ruling tells the city it “fell short” in responding.