Logan D Malik, 27, of Lisbon, a former Washingtonville police officer, was sentenced last week to 30 days imprisonment, $5,000 fine and one year of supervised release for impersonating a U.S. marshal. A federal jury found him guilty June 8.

Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan of U.S. District Court in Cleveland handed down the sentence Thursday. Malik had been free on bond since his conviction.

Boardman police charged Malik, then 25, in May 2022 with a misdemeanor of impersonating a police officer after officers were called to the Boardman Holiday Inn and Sheetz gas station April 24, 2022. Witnesses said a man was claiming to be a U.S. marshal.

Malik was later indicted in federal court, alleging he claimed to be a marshal gathering information about a hate group. When Malik was indicted federally, the local charge was dismissed.

Washingtonville Police Chief Kenneth Foust told The Vindicator last year that Malik worked as a part-time Washingtonville police officer for about four months and was “doing pretty good and always showing up for work.” Foust said he fired Malik shortly after the Boardman incident.

In December, Malik’s attorney asked for him to be evaluated by a psychologist or psychiatrist, saying Malik was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in 2019 “due to being a first responder to a train accident.” He was prescribed more than five anxiety medications over three years, the filing states.

On Oct. 1, 2019, the Salem News reported that Sally B. Davies, 89, was killed when a train passing through Leetonia struck the car in which she was riding with her husband, Ronald Davies, 92. Malik tried to save her but was unable.

At least two of the medications “caused Mr. Malik to have side effects, including a feeling of being ‘cut off’ and ’emotionless’ and having irritability,” the filing states. “After other failed attempts to adjust his medications, Mr. Malik was again prescribed the (two drugs) two weeks before” the April 24, 2022, incident resulting in the charges.

“It was the most productive way to treat his sudden onset of increased anxiety,” the filing stated.

The December filing added that “Mr. Malik’s behavior on April 24, 2022, suggests that the prescribed medications were problematic and affected his mindset negatively. Mr. Malik was not mentally aware of the incident and does not remember anything about the incident until he was arrested and in a police vehicle.”

Malik was evaluated, and Meehan ruled in April that Malik “was able to appreciate the consequences of his acts and that he was not insane at the time of the conduct” and was deemed competent to stand trial.

Malik’s attorney, Leif Christman filed a notice last Wednesday stating that he intended to show Judge Brennan portions of Malik’s body camera from the train incident at Malik’s sentencing hearing.

“Counsel believes this video is relevant mitigation to defendant’s character and evidence of his post-traumatic stress disorder,” the filing states. It is not known whether the judge allowed the video to be played.

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