Cardinal Ritter football families hire attorneys after police pepper-sprayed players

Attorneys investigating high school football game pepper spray incident

Massillon had been hosting the Cardinal Ritter Lions for the Oct. 3 football game and had contracted the Massillon Police Department for security.

Cardinal Ritter football parents 'outraged' after pepper spray incident, police response

Attorneys representing 17 Cardinal Ritter players say police and the Ohio school district involved have "doubled down in an attempt to justify their bad behavior" in pepper spraying players.

Cardinal Ritter football families hire attorneys after police pepper-sprayed players

Families of 17 Cardinal Ritter players were pepper-sprayed by police after a game in Massillon. Families have hired lawyers, accusing officers of unnecessary force.