ELYRIA, Ohio — A jury at the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas found Brian Tellier, a former Lorain County corrections officer, not guilty of using force to break an inmate’s neck.

Tellier was facing one charge of felonious assault, one charge of tampering with records involving an incident report and another charge of tampering with records involving a use of force report.

He took the stand on the last day of the trial, calling what happened an unfortunate accident.

Tellier said it all started with a split-second decision and that he never meant to injure inmate Jeff Fry.

On the witness stand Thursday, Tellier said he was escorting a handcuffed Fry through the area of the jail when he felt Fry suddenly pull away.

"I remember us tripping," Tellier told the jury Thursday. "That’s the

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