Quisi Bryan was sentenced to death by the State of Ohio for the murder of a police officer
According to court documents Quisi Bryan was pulled over by Officer Wayne Leon. When the Officer would walk up to the car he would be fatally shot
Quisi Bryan was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Quisi Bryan Case
Early in 2000, Quisi Bryan, who was at the time married, began living together with Janie Winston, his 18–year–old girlfriend, at her Cleveland residence. Bryan supported himself by selling drugs and "hitting licks," i.e., robbing other drug dealers. He owned a revolver, carried a Glock .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, and at all times, kept a shotgun hidden inside Winston's mattress. At that time, he told Winston that his parole officer was looking for him because he "had got caught up with writing his name on some cashier's checks and—or traveler's checks." He told Winston, though, "I'm going to go in under my own terms." In fact, Bryan had been indicted for theft and receiving stolen property, and arrest warrants had been issued alleging him to be a parole violator.
Around 11:00 or 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2000, Bryan told Winston that he was leaving the house to "hit a lick." She did not hear from him again until late the next morning.
Around 11:00 a.m., on Sunday, June 25, 2000, while alone on routine patrol in his police cruiser, Officer Wayne Leon apparently noticed irregularities on the temporary license tag on Bryan's Pontiac Grand Prix. Leon followed Bryan's car as it stopped at a Sunoco service station located at the corner of East 40th Street and Community College Avenue.
Officer Leon and Bryan both exited their vehicles after stopping. Leon first inspected Bryan's temporary tag and noticed that it had been altered. He then obtained Bryan's driver's license to run a police check on him and on the vehicle.
Officer Leon and Bryan stood next to the cruiser as Leon called the station using his police radio transmitter on his right shoulder. Leon's right hand was on the radio transmitter and his left hand was holding Bryan's driver's license. As Leon turned his head to talk over the radio, Bryan pulled his Glock handgun from his coat and shot Leon in the face. As Leon lay on the ground, Bryan retrieved his driver's license, returned to 114 F.Supp.3d 477
his car, and sped away. Officer Leon died from that gunshot.