LORDSTOWN, Ohio - No charges will be filed in connection with alleged corruption within the Lordstown Police Department.
According to a press release from Lordstown Police Chief Brent Milhoan, after BCI investigated the matter, and the findings were turned over to the Trumbull County Prosecutors and then Lordstown Prosecutor A. Joseph Fritz, "no indication of illegal or corrupt activity" was found.
The allegations were brought to light by a concerned citizen during the public comments portion of a village council meeting in March of 2025 and involve Lordstown police officers allegedly practicing unethical behavior when picking up security shifts at the Ultium Cells plant.
Specifically, the concerned citizen alleged that an agreement was made that police could not serve minor misdemeano