Video show's officer acted appropriate during crash of Lorain City candidate Brian Jameson daughter

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Body camera footage showed a Lorain police officer used appropriate conduct while investigating a traffic crash involving the daughter of a Lorain City Council candidate, according to the Lorain Police Department.

Council candidate Brian Jameson used a Facebook post to complain that Lorain police officer William Lachner treated his daughter rudely on the night of Oct. 27 while investigating the crash on Oberlin Avenue.

Jameson’s daughter, Brianna, 19, was not hurt in the crash and was not at fault.

In video from the scene of the investigation, it appeared she was shaken up and she used a derogatory term toward Lachner, who asked her to describe what happened and to find the vehicle’s insurance card.

Jameson himself arrived at the scene with his daughter’s driver’s license and spoke with Lachner, who said he “kind of scolded” Brianna Jameson about her registration and carrying proof of insurance.

“But hey, that was just the dad coming out in me,” said Lachner, adding he has three adult daughters. That dialogue, also was recorded via body camera, did not sound combative.

Jameson apologized for his daughter’s remark.

“This was ‘just an accident’ and no one was injured, however, it is not how I believe our officers should be treating citizens,” said the social media post on the Friends of Brian Jameson page on Facebook. “It is this behavior that erodes citizen’s trust and respect for our officers. If we have any hopes of reducing crime in our city it HAS to start with the officers on the street building POSITIVE relationships with ALL citizens.

“I am not looking for sympathies, nor am I asking for anyone to be reprimanded,” the social media post said. “I am asking that each of you stop and think about how you want to be treated by our local police or how you would want your son or daughter to be treated in a similar situation. If this is not what you expect, then consider voting for change on November 2nd. It has to start somewhere. It has to start NOW!”

When word reached police Chief James McCann, the department began an internal investigation.

If Jameson’s description was true, the officer’s behavior was “unacceptable,” the chief said.

But the body camera footage showed “Officer Lachner handled the investigation with integrity and professionalism,” McCann wrote.

He also was “to be commended for de-escalating the situation between Mr. Jameson’s daughter by simply putting space between him and her, especially when there was no additional information needed,” McCann wrote.

The chief took issue with Jameson’s characterization of the department’s community outreach.

“It also appears to me that Mr. Jameson feels the Lorain Police Department’s community outreach is lacking and insinuates we don’t care about building community relationships,” McCann wrote. “One only has to follow our social media or talk to community leaders, both public and private, to see how serious we take our relationship with our community.”

During Council’s regular meeting of Nov. 1, Lorain City Council members Mary Springowski and Tony Dimacchia spoke about the incident, the social media post and the police investigation.

Given the current atmosphere in the country, Lorain police have reached out to the community trying to form true relationships, Springowski said. The Lorain Police Department is the best department anywhere and they showed it in the effort to clarify what actually happened, she said.

The body cameras protect residents and officers, Springowski said and Dimacchia agreed.

“God bless body cameras,” Dimacchia said. The complaint was unfortunate but there was enough evidence to show the officer was extremely patient and very professional, he said.

McCann declined additional comment on the incident. Jameson was not available late Nov. 1 for additional comment.