Chaos at Canton City Council meeting: Watch what happened

Canton City Council welcomed Stark County Prosecuting Attorney Frank Stone to Monday's meeting to discuss the ongoing investigations into two other controversial police use-of-force cases: the fatal police shooting of Zachary Fornash and the in-custody death of Frank Tyson that has since been ruled a homicide. The discussion had been scheduled before news of Momirov's firing became public.

However, the meeting adjourned after just 20 minutes following several tense moments, including a verbal confrontation between a resident and Council President Kristen Bates Aylward.

During his public comments before legislators, the resident accused Aylward of cutting off his remarks, yelling to her, "Shut your mouth, you're interrupting me." Following more back-and-forth, Aylward declared that the speaker was "done" and ordered him to stop talking, prompting anger from others inside Council chambers.

The meeting was briefly stopped for a recess, but frustrations grew after the resident in question was confronted by a police officer. Another man in attendance then began to yell at the officer as others put their hands up yelling "Don't shoot!" before chanting "No justice, no peace!" Aylward eventually ended the meeting altogether.

These spats followed more stress while Stone spoke, with some accusing him of mishandling the Fornash and Tyson cases. Stone pledged to bring both matters before a grand jury "soon," but did not provide a definitive timeline.

As some in the gallery expressed displeasure with Stone before he began to speak, Aylward admonished them.

"That's it, now I've had it," she declared. "Act like adults.

[markstallings]

The water is about to boil. The harder they clamp down the more the people will rise up.

[Imnotyourdoormat]

*_Malignant Narcissists never venture far from their "Enablers."_*

[dreadbull]

That dude should be charged with hair brutality

[turtletruth]

You're either a person helping mankind or a police officer!

[Lonewolf-ip]

Council members typically sitting there showing they don't care. 😂😂😂😂

[tomg]

Typical avoidance by a tyrannical government

[fredfox]

I am as afraid of today's sadistic police, as much as I am afraid of today's criminals.

[crinklecut]

Why hasn’t the officer been charged with the crimes he committed? Anybody else would have been charged criminally. Two sets of laws in this country.

[scottmoot]

People acting legally, to protect citizens from police, within the law, should be respected.

[tomstroup]

Look at the taxpayers' waste in that room. This has to stop. There's no reason for all those people to be sitting up there. It needs to stop

[Robert_kuchar]

Start voting these people out of there positions if they won't enact change

[zafee_the_allodial]

Police shouldn't be in those meetings....

[tomd]

so they dont believe in free speech either? wow yall just really draggin the town down. he has a case to sue

[brandieb]

Now they have cancelled/postponed all the town hall meetings

[patriotpreacher]

It might be wise for the Council to let the people speak. Maybe like host open mike night, longer time limits and everything recorded into the record. Letting people have their say will relieve a lot of tension.

[Zildjian_DW]

You can say it your own way, if you do it how they say!

[virgilpalmer]

"Brown Shirts" ..
Look up the word "Brown Shirts meaning"

[MrHoustonmichael]

PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO OWN GOVERNMENT SO THEY CAN OWN THEIR OWN LIVES

[georgedouglas]

Very sad that Canton police are lowering themselves to this. I lived in Canton back in the late 60s early 70s. I'm further south now, would NEVER go back. I'm sure the crime is 10 fold what it was back then as well.

[rohan-ghosh]

basically - you need to get out of canton - run.