Cuyahoga County Deputy Involved in Fatal Chases Accused of ‘Lying’ in Hiring Process
Cuyahoga County Deputy Involved in Fatal Chases Accused of ‘Lying’ in Hiring Process
Cuyahoga County Officials Ignore Warnings in Deputies’ Hiring Process
Deputy Kasey Loudermilk denied having already accepted a job as an officer with the Cleveland Clinic during the sheriff department’s hiring process. He also did not list on his application that the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Highland Heights police had disqualified him for failing polygraph and physical agility tests, according to Loudermilk’s personnel file.
“He apologized for lying and openly admitted to accepting the job at the Cleveland Clinic, but would rather work for our agency,” Sheriff’s Detective Kevin Harvey wrote in the conclusion of a 250-page background investigation.
Dishonesty on job applications typically disqualifies most people, but Loudermilk still got a sheriff’s badge and gun and landed on the controversial Downtown Safety Patrol.