Spotlight Police who pepper sprayed Cardinal Ritter football players acted properly, chief says Ethan Erickson | Post-Dispatch Oct 9, 2025 Oct 9, 2025 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police in Ohio say proper procedures were followed in a postgame incident in which they pepper sprayed Cardinal Ritter College Prep football players.kAmp k2 E:E=6lQr2C5:?2= #:EE6C 7@@E32== A=2J6CD A6AA6C DAC2J65 3J A@=:46 27E6C 82>6 :? ~9:@Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^DA@CED^9:89\D49@@=^7@@E32==^2CE:4=60cf36_hc7\d3ge\ch_3\2fa6\e_52fg2gh55g]9E>=QmD4F77=6 3C@<6 @FE 27E6C E96 82>6[k^2m 2 ag\`c H:? 3J |2DD:==@? (2D9:?8E@? @G6C r2C5:?2= #:EE6C @? uC:52J ?:89E :? ~9:@]k^AmkAmQ&=E:>2E6=J[ EH@ |2DD:==@? A@=:46 @77:46CD 56A=@J65 A6AA6C DAC2J[ H9:49 H2D 67764E:G6[Q |2DD:==@? 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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…
Cardinal Ritter parents want apology after players pepper sprayed at Ohio football game "This is racial profiling 101," said Ben Crump, who represents the families. "We will get justice for these mighty lions."
