Man accused of shooting Willowick police officer released from rehab facility
Willowick police officer released from hospital after being shot in the line of duty
By Julia Bingel | March 3, 2021 at 1:44 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 8:30 AM
WILLOWICK, Ohio (WOIO) - The 59-year-old man accused of shooting a Willowick police officer last October, was released from a rehab facility Wednesday and brought to the Lake County Jail.
Willowick Police Chief Brian Turner said Sam Stevens Jr. was shot by Officers Ben Bruno and Mark Guerrieri after Stevens shot Bruno in the chest following a police chase.
Accused of shooting a Willowick police officer in October 2020. (Source: Willowick police)