After an hour of questions, explanations and some shouting, Thompson Township Trustees voted unanimously July 17 to have Geauga County Sheriff’s Office run a full pre-employment background check on Police Chief Mitchell Kaspy. At the time, despite repeated demands from a standing-room-only crowd of residents, Trustee Heather Moseman refused to step down from her position.
With one indicted police chief in the rear-view mirror, residents are questioning Thompson Township Trustees’ due diligence regarding the hiring of part-time Police Chief Mitchell Kaspy in May. A closed group called Thompson Ohio Area Neighbors led by local businessman Derrick Doyle has doubts about Kaspy’s employment history and is planning a private meeting July