PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Alexander Sinclair, a Cleveland police officer, is facing 14 charges in connection with an alleged shooting incident that happened in the parking lot of Riverview Elementary School in October.
A Lake County grand jury indicted Sinclair on Monday on the following charges:
- 1 count of improperly handing firearms in motor vehicle
- 2 counts of kidnapping
- 2 counts of abduction
- 1 count of improperly discharging firearms at/in school safety zone
- 2 counts of endangering children
- 1 count of assault
- 2 counts of inducing panic
- 3 counts of violation of protection order
Sinclair is still being held without a bond per a Painesville Municipal Court order.
CASE DETAILS
Sinclair was arrested on Oct. 31 after he allegedly fired a shot in the Riverview Elementary School parking lot in Painesville during a domestic dispute.
According to Robert Izzo, the chief deputy for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Sinclair’s vehicle collided with the victim's car before he allegedly exited his vehicle and approached the passenger side of the other car. Reports indicate that he then fired a shot through the vehicle’s windshield.
Izzo previously told 3News that Sinclair, the victims in the other vehicle and the school resource officer all sustained minor injuries.
Following the incident, the Cleveland Division of Police suspended him.
