A Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy involved in separate shootings of two teenagers while assigned to a controversial downtown patrol unit was once deemed unfit by a suburban police force, an investigation by The Marshall Project – Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland has found. During a nine-month stint with the Mentor Police Department, personnel records show […]
Author Archives: Mark Puente
Mark Puente is a staff writer leading investigative reporting efforts for The Marshall Project – Cleveland. Puente, a former truck driver, has nearly 20 years in journalism and a proven track record in accountability reporting. He has worked for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, The Baltimore Sun, the Tampa Bay Times and the Los Angeles Times. Puente is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
