Former Mantua police chief’s lawsuit against the village dismissed

Mantua police chief Joe Urso listens as his attorney Eric Fink asks questions of a witness.
Seated at the other table are attorney Brad Bennett, representing the village, and Mantua mayor Tammy Meyer. Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

Former Mantua police chief’s lawsuit against the village dismissed

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Former Mantua Police Chief Joseph Urso’s legal effort to get his job back has hit a roadblock and potential dead end.

Common Pleas Judge Becky Doherty on Sept. 17 ordered that Urso’s case be dismissed in Portage County Common Pleas Court, after Urso's lawyer did not respond to the village’s request for dismissal.

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