A former East Cleveland police chief is facing 31 charges including bribery, theft in office and intimidation of a victim or witness.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O鈥橫alley announced the indictment Thursday.
鈥淣o one is above the law, especially those who are sworn to uphold it,鈥� O鈥橫alley said in a statement. 鈥淔ormer East Cleveland Police Chief Kenneth Lundy's actions represent a complete abuse of power and betrayal of the public's trust. We will hold anyone who engages in public corruption fully accountable."
The charges against Kenneth Lundy date back to 2016, when he allegedly forced a suspect in a drug case to sign over the title of their Chevy Tahoe. According to the indictment, Lundy used the vehicle, valued at about $50,000, for personal and police business.
In a 2018 drug case, Lundy allegedly offered to reduce drug charges in exchange for a $10,000 payment from the suspect, then falsified police records.
Former East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz fired Lundy in 2025, months after Cuyahoga County prosecutors sought to vacate a 2017 murder conviction that Lundy worked on as a detective.
In that case, Lundy is accused of initiating a sexual relationship with a witness and coercing false testimony from her. Those accusations were first reported by 精东影业 in January of 2025.
At the time, Lundy acknowledged the sexual relationship to 精东影业 but denied that he influenced her testimony.
Lundy is accused of assaulting and stalking her after the conviction, from 2020 through 2023. Several police reports were filed at the time of the incidents, which involved Lundy going to her apartment without her permission, but he was not charged until now.
Perjury charges against that witness for her testimony in the 2019 murder trial are still pending.
Lundy鈥檚 arraignment is scheduled for April 13 and, if convicted, Lundy faces years in prison.
If convicted, he would join more than a dozen East Cleveland officers convicted on charges related to their work on the force in the last few years.
The two chiefs before Lundy, Brian Gerhard and Scott Gardner, left the force. Gerhard departed following the release of racist and homophobic messages from his phone. Gardner left shortly before a conviction for tax evasion.
