Family of slain Ohio police chief sues judges who let killer out of jail early
By: Bethany Bruner, The Columbus Dispatch
KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio — The family of slain Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Eric DiSario has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the judges and probation officers who oversaw the case of the man who shot and killed DiSario in the line of duty in 2017.
DiSario’s widow, Aryn; his mother, Robin Walker; and four of DiSario’s six children filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Licking County Common Pleas Court.
It names Municipal Court Judges Michael Higgins and David Stansbury, Municipal Court probation officers Jessica Massa, Karrie Rice, Steven Crawmer and Vanessa Stalnaker, as well as the Licking County Municipal Court and the city of Newark, as defendants.
