3News Investigates: Family of Minnesota murder victim sues Summit County agencies for releasing his alleged killer—WKYC (NBC) Cleveland
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — The wife and family of a Minneapolis man are suing a county in Ohio, saying his alleged killer never should have been released from custody due to his dangerous criminal behavior.
Kassandra Peterson and family members of Ryan Peterson filed the suit against Summit County, Ohio, and agencies and individuals involved in the release and supervision of Ryan’s killer, Franklin White. The lawsuit alleges that Summit County, which has touted criminal justice reforms that have “saved millions of dollars a year by jailing fewer suspects awaiting trials,” allowed White to escape supervision at a court-ordered halfway house and drive to Minnesota, where he stabbed the husband of a woman he was obsessed with to death.
