Leander Bissell pleaded not guilty to multiple charges; including, murder.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The driver accused of hitting and killing Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday morning.
Leander Bissell, 40, of Cleveland, was indicted on the charges of murder, felonious assault, involuntary manslaughter, failure to stop after an accident, failure to comply and aggravated vehicular homicide. One of Firefighter Tetrick’s three daughters was in court and requested a $1 million bond; however, the judge set the bond at $500,000.According to the Bratenahl police report, Bissell was drunk when he hit Cleveland Firefighter Tetrick, 51, on Nov. 19.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.Bissell was arrested several hours later at a home on Cleveland’s East Side.
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