The integrity of a Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy will be tested after a public defender asked a judge to toss out a conviction because the deputy admitted to “lying” on his job application.
The Marshall Project – Cleveland reported in August 2025 that Deputy Kasey Loudermilk apologized for lying on his application. He also omitted details about his work history, including incidents in which other police forces disqualified him for failing polygraph and physical agility tests, according to records contained in his personnel file.
On Feb. 26, Sean Moore, the assistant Cuyahoga County public defender, asked a judge to remove a man’s no-contest plea in a concealed-carry gun case because prosecutors never disclosed that Loudermilk lied during his hiring process. The judge has yet to rule.
“[The man] had no idea and no way of knowing that [prosecutors were] withholding impeachment evidence that could very well have affected the outcome,” Moore wrote in his motion.
Loudermilk stopped the Cleveland man for speeding in February 2024. He searched the car without consent and found a gun, Moore wrote.
Nearly a year later, Loudermilk, a member of the sheriff’s department’s former Downtown Safety Patrol, testified in court during a hearing to determine whether the evidence should be tossed out. The judge denied the request, and the man later pleaded no contest.
A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office declined to comment on the court filing.
In September 2025, prosecutors said they were working to determine whether Loudermilk would have credibility issues if called to testify in court. A spokesperson said prosecutors did not know about Loudermilk’s lying, although the office asks every police force yearly about credibility issues with officers. Such issues, including past misconduct by officers, are often required to be disclosed to defendants and their attorneys.
Sheriff Harold Pretel declined to discuss the filing. He instead released a statement: “Internal Affairs investigated concerns regarding Deputy Loudermilk’s background check and determined the claims [of lying] were unfounded.”
Loudermilk, who participated in high-speed chases that killed two bystanders, was assigned to the detective bureau in December, records show. One of the women who died in a chase is the sister of the man seeking to overturn the concealed-carry conviction.