FREMONT, Ohio (WTVG) – Fremont’s police chief apologized to the community after business owner Darnell McCloud was wrongfully arrested on a drug trafficking warrant.
“I’m of course, disappointed. We didn’t live up to the standards that our community expect us too,” said Chief Derek Wensinger “We can’t do this alone. We need community support with community support, we are exponentially better at doing our job as police officers. We have been talking amongst ourselves on ways we can do better. it’s it’s not just with interactions like this. There’s other things that we can do better,” said the chief.
He said there is training in place and procedures officers should follow when arresting someone on a warrant.
“How long does it take What’s your birthday? What are the last four numbers or your Social Security number? What’s your home address? What’s the address and your license? I’m just saying that …