AKRON, Ohio — City of Akron Chief of Police Steve Mylett explained to News 5 on Sunday that misinformation is being spread on social media about officers within the department in relation to the recent events that occurred.
Two officers, who News 5 is choosing not to name at this time, are being falsely accused of involvement with the shooting of Jayland Walker and the protester who was punched by an officer, said Mylett during the interview.
“They are encouraging people to go to these officers' homes and hurt the officers and their families,” he said. “Both are accused of doing things they didn't do. This has caused a reaction in their personal lives. And it's impacting everybody in this police department.”
The first officer, who has been falsely associated with taking part in the shooting of Walker, was only on scene to write the report, according to Mylett.
“That was his role, was to write a report,” he said.
The second officer is being falsely associated as the officer who punched a protester following a press conference, Mylett added.
“After our press conference where an individual was punched in the face,” he said. “He's accused of being the one who punched the person in the face. He didn't, that's not him.”
With false accusations and personal information being posted online, Mylett is afraid of a mass resignation of officers from the police department.
“If the goal is to have police officers start resigning en masse to where we don't have a police department...
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