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The former Cleveland judge, Lance Mason, shown on a photo published by the Ohio Corrections Department.
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The former Cleveland judge, Lance Mason, shown on a photo published by the Ohio Corrections Department.
Department of corrections of Ohio via AP
In 2014, Ohio judge Lance Mason hit his wife, Aisha Fraser, 20 times, beating his head repeatedly against the dash of his car and breaking a bone in his skull, all of in front of his children.
Mason spent nine months in prison for assault and was hired by the Cleveland Mayor's Office after his release. On Saturday, Mason was arrested again, this time after his wife was fatally stabbed at her home in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, with her children nearby.
In a Saturday, November 9 call, obtained by WOSU member station, Mason's sister reports the murder and informs the dispatcher that her brother has done so.
When the police arrived on the scene, Mason tried to escape in a car. He crashed into a police vehicle and sent a policeman to the hospital seriously injured.
He was charged with criminal assault as a result of the accident, but was not charged with the murder of Fraser.
Mason was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2008 and held the position of Deputy Minor Whip. He was also a representative of the State from 2002 to 2006.
He pled guilty to attempted criminal assault and domestic violence in 2015 for the previous year's assault and was sentenced to two years in prison. However, he was released early after only nine months.
As part of his request for this release, Mason would have apologized to Fraser, according to Cleveland.com.
"He was a good judge and friend, but he owes this company to society this time," said Timothy J. McGinty, Cuyahoga County attorney, who did not pursue the case, after Mason's conviction. "I am confident that he will come out of the rehabilitated prison and will again be an asset to our community."
As Cleveland.com reported, the police raided his home after the assault on 2014 and found a set of weapons, including 2,500 rounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, smoke grenades, semi-automatic rifles and a sword.
The 2014 attack on Fraser was so brutal that she would have needed a reconstructive facial surgery. She filed for divorce two days after the incident, but the divorce had not been finalized until her death on Saturday.
Fraser also allegedly sued Mason in a civil court and was awarded $ 150,000.
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended its Mason license for an indefinite period in December 2017.
Cleveland.com reports that after his release, Mason was hired by the administration of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson as director of minority business development. He was fired from this post after his arrest this weekend.
"Mayor Frank Jackson's decision to give Mason a job following his early release from prison by Mason, accusing him of beating his wife, is a staggering reversal," Mark Naymik wrote. from Cleveland.com.
Fraser taught in the Shaker Heights School District for over 15 years and taught in grade six at Woodbury Elementary School at the time of his assassination.
Woodbury's director, Danny Young, described her as "kind, loving, caring, dedicated and an extraordinary mother – with a sense of extraordinary humor."
"We lost an angel, as well as a phenomenal educator," he said.
The Shaker Heights Teachers' Association has put together a GoFundMe to help both of Fraser's children.
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