Half-day hearing leads to firing of Mantua Village Police Chief Joe Urso

Mantua police chief Joe Urso listens as his attorney Eric Fink asks questions of a witness.
Seated at the other table are attorney Brad Bennett, representing the village, and Mantua mayor Tammy Meyer. Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

Half-day hearing leads to firing of Mantua Village Police Chief Joe Urso

- Wendy DiAlesandro

In a marathon 12-hour hearing that stretched from 6 p.m. Oct. 21 to just short of 6 a.m. Oct. 22, Mantua Village Council ousted Police Chief Joe Urso, citing a smorgasbord of charges.

This article summarizes the allegations raised by Mayor Tammy Meyer and what the council members heard from witnesses ahead of their vote. 

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