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Records Show Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Hired by Two West Virginia Agencies

Public records reveal two 2025 West Virginia hires, prompting fresh scrutiny of vetting.

Overview

  • Dragline, an ACLU of West Virginia–affiliated outlet, reported documents showing Timothy Loehmann was hired by the Snowshoe Resort Community District in June and the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office in August.
  • A sheriff's deputy and the Gilmer County clerk told News 5 Cleveland that Loehmann no longer works for the sheriff's office, with records requested but not yet released.
  • Snowshoe posted notice of an executive session to discuss personnel, and the district has not publicly answered detailed questions about Loehmann's status.
  • Samaria Rice and her attorney, Subodh Chandra, condemned the hires as a public safety risk, urged protests, and called for a boycott of Snowshoe until the district addresses the matter.
  • Cleveland fired Loehmann in 2017 for lying on his application after Independence, Ohio deemed him unfit, and he previously left short-lived roles in Bellaire, Ohio, Tioga, Pennsylvania, and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia after public outcry.