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A former North Royalton police officer who was is now suing the city, claiming his termination was retaliatory.
The civil rights lawsuit, filed Thursday by ex-Patrol Officer Spencer Lowe, also names Police Chief Keith Tarase and former Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz as defendants. The complaint alleges Lowe was dismissed from his position as payback for his attempting to report suspicions of records tampering related to the arrest of a former Orange Village deputy police chief.
Lowe was fired and Sgt. FloAnn Rybicki was demoted months after the former filed a formal whistleblower report with Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley. However, Antoskiewicz did not directly reference the complaint in Lowe's termination letter, instead writing that Lowe was being let go after he "improperly obtained and disseminated confidential departmental documents outside authorized departmental channels."
But Lowe's attorney Subodh Chandra says that explanation doesn't hold water, releasing a statement reading:
One week after Lowe's firing, . Though 3News media partner some residents were launching a campaign to remove him from office as a result of the scandal, Antoskiewicz cited health issues as the reason for his departure.
The discipline is the latest chapter in a saga that began on Oct. 11, 2025, when Lowe pulled over Orange Village Deputy Chief Patrick O'Callahan on Royalton Road for driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone and repeatedly swerving out of his lane.
According to Lowe's...
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