💋 'Kiss With My Fist' + Controversial Cop Hire + Bye-Bye Baker Mayfield + Tall Ships

Good morning, everybody. It's Thursday in Cleveland and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. Without further ado ...

• Did a Cuyahoga County jail warden really do something wrong when she told an inmate how she'd "kiss" him?
• The officer who shot Tamir Rice was hired in Pennsylvania
• Baker Mayfield finally has a new team
• Tall ships are in town

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'You're Going To Get A Kiss With My Fist'

1) Cuyahoga County Jail Warden Michelle Henry was reprimanded for how she responded to an inmate with 16 felony convictions who asked for a kiss. "You're going to get a kiss with my fist," Henry replied. The violent felon also has been convicted of assaulting corrections officers. The county issued a statement about the April episode: "The incident followed all proper protocols – it was investigated by the Internal Affairs Unit, a disciplinary hearing was held by HR and a written reprimand was recommended. We stand by Warden Henry who has done amazing work over her last two years on behalf of Cuyahoga County.”

Fox 8 I-Team has video of the encounter

2) Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice to death in 2014, was hired this week in the small Pennsylvania community of Tioga Borough as a police officer. The mayor there, however, says he will not schedule Loehmann to work and claims the borough council never showed him Loehmann's resume nor shared his history.

Fox 8 News

3) Baker Mayfield's time in Cleveland is over. The quarterback who led the Browns to their first playoff win since 1994 was traded to the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday. In four seasons with the team, he threw for over 14,000 yards and 92 touchdowns. However, he also threw 56 interceptions and took 134 sacks.

Here's all the Baker Mayfield news, plus a cool Cleveland.com video recapping his Browns career

• Browns reporter Ashley Bastock writes about the QB's legacy: Baker Mayfield at a 2019 Indians game, making an appearance on the Progressive Field scoreboard, beer in hand. With one swift motion the mustachioed Mayfield bites into the can, shotguns the beer, then lets out a guttural yell, fists raised in victory. The move quickly became the stuff of Cleveland sports lore, on social media anyway. It was a quick moment that maybe perfectly encapsulates why Mayfield won over fans 30 and under. (Cleveland.com)

4) Over five days, more than 1,000 Ohio doctors signed a letter of dissent regarding Ohio's six-week abortion ban and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The letter calls on the governor and other officials to repeal the so-called "heartbeat bill," saying it's not based in medical science. The doctors, who say the law endangers the lives of women, have formed the Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights, a group started by a Cleveland-area physician, Lauren Beene.

Cleveland.com

5) An innovative urban park will debut at Tower City Center this month. Called Skylight Park, the renovated urban green space is inside the Skylight Concourse. A dedication takes place July 16 from noon to 6 p.m. “Inspired by classic midwestern foliage, hand-selected and native to Ohio, (the park) will feature the Eastern Purple Coneflower and the Black-eyed Susan,” according to a press release.

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3 Things To Do

• The Cleveland Tall Ships Festival will run July 7 through July 10. Tickets for the four-day event are now available for purchase online. More info
• Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, opens Tuesday, July 12, at the KeyBank State Theatre. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, Ain't Too Proud tells the thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal, as the group's personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America. The show runs through July 31. Tickets range from $10 to $119. More info
• Multi-platinum recording artist Jack Johnson plays Blossom Music Center, Thursday, July 14, at 6 p.m., in a show that was originally scheduled for June 28. More info

Cleveland Chatter

• Brewskis with Brewski! "Brewski got to enjoy a fun day out thanks to some of our volunteers who suspected he might have a calling as a bar dog ... and he was great! Brewski enjoyed visiting some new friends at Forest City Brewery and Bookhouse Brewing." (City Dogs Cleveland via Facebook)
• "Get your votes in to make sure José is on the starting lineup in LA! 🤩 #VoteJosé" (Cleveland Guardians via Instagram)
• "On the fence about coming to the Rock Hall this weekend? Consider your decision made. We're clearing space for al. our new gear, so we running our 2nd annual clearance sale outdoor on the plaza. Biggest sale of the year, by far. 9-5, Thurs - Mon." (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame via Facebook)

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