Ayesha Bell Hardaway

Bell Hardaway began working with the Cleveland police monitoring team in 2015 and currently serves as deputy monitor.

As assistant monitor, he will help audit and assess consent decree compliance.

In the wake of the forced departure of Ayesha Bell Hardaway from the Cleveland Police Monitoring team—the outside agency that examines Cleveland’s progress under the federal consent decree—two prominent Black organizations are calling for the monitor himself to be replaced.

The Ohio House has sent a "stand your ground" bill to the State Senate after passing it Wednesday 64-26. The law, sponsored by Geauga County Republican…