CLEVELAND — Former East Cleveland police officer Nicholas Foti pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
Foti is charged with multiple offenses, which include felonious assault, attempted felonious assault, interfering with civil rights and dereliction of duty.
A judge set his bond for $2,500, which Foti posted on Tuesday. He is due back in court on April 13.
Foti is one of 11 former or current East Cleveland police officers indicted on various criminal charges.
The 10 others (listed below) pleaded not guilty during a hearing on March 28 as bond was set at $10,000 for each. They are all expected back in court for a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, April 11 at 9 a.m.
- Ian McInnes
- Kyle Wood
- John Hartman
- Tristan Homan
- Brian Stoll
- Tyler Mundson
- Laurice Mans
- Daniel Toomer
- Tre Dehart Robinson
- Brian Parks
“There has been a cancer growing in the East Cleveland Police Department,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said when announcing the charges back on March 8. “We are doing our best to remove every tentacle of that cancer, so this department can rebuild and grow to put itself in a position to hire officers who will enforce the law as well as follow the law. This is a sad day for all of law enforcement.”
Editor's Note: The following video is from a previous report.
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