Attorney hired to look into Macron's death
FBI to examine his laptop
Bryon Macron
LAFAYETTE – The family of the late Bryon Macron, a former Lafayette Township trustee, has hired Cleveland defense attorney Richard Lillie to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
“Mrs. Macron and the kids feel their voices are not being heard,” said Lillie, who said he, along with his partner, Gretchen Holderman, are in the process of conducting their own investigation into the circumstances surrounding Macron’s disappearance and recovery of his body in Chippewa Lake in late February.
Lille said he has been in contact with the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, which has turned over information to his office and has met with himself and Victoria Macron, Bryon Macron’s wife.
“They don’t have to give us anything,” he said, adding the sheriff’s office has been generous with information.
Lille said he is waiting for the final autopsy report to be issued; a preliminary report issued in April stated Macron had been stabbed several times, including a 3-inch wound on his neck.
He said it is not unusual to wait up to five months for a final autopsy report, which lists an official cause of death. The final report also includes the results of toxicology tests taken during autopsy.
“Everyone’s waiting on an autopsy,” Lillie said, adding it’s helpful to have a listed cause of death, but that everyone may not agree on the ruling.
In addition, he said the FBI has also agreed to investigate the contents of Macron’s laptop, but thought this could take up to a year due to backlog at the agency. Vicki Anderson, spokeswoman for the Cleveland office of the FBI, said the agency is assisting the sheriff’s office and providing additional resources.
Macron was first reported missing the morning of Dec. 16, 2016 after his office at the township’s administration building was found “in disarray” and his car found later that day in the public parking lot at Chippewa Lake a few miles away. His body was found in the lake more than two months later by a kayaker.
Lillie, who specializes in white collar criminal defense and commercial litigation, also represented former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora when he was tried and convicted of numerous corruption charges in federal court.
“Mrs. Macron and the kids feel their voices are not being heard,” said Lillie, who said he, along with his partner, Gretchen Holderman, are in the process of conducting their own investigation into the circumstances surrounding Macron’s disappearance and recovery of his body in Chippewa Lake in late February.
Lille said he has been in contact with the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, which has turned over information to his office and has met with himself and Victoria Macron, Bryon Macron’s wife.
“They don’t have to give us anything,” he said, adding the sheriff’s office has been generous with information.
Lille said he is waiting for the final autopsy report to be issued; a preliminary report issued in April stated Macron had been stabbed several times, including a 3-inch wound on his neck.
He said it is not unusual to wait up to five months for a final autopsy report, which lists an official cause of death. The final report also includes the results of toxicology tests taken during autopsy.
“Everyone’s waiting on an autopsy,” Lillie said, adding it’s helpful to have a listed cause of death, but that everyone may not agree on the ruling.
In addition, he said the FBI has also agreed to investigate the contents of Macron’s laptop, but thought this could take up to a year due to backlog at the agency. Vicki Anderson, spokeswoman for the Cleveland office of the FBI, said the agency is assisting the sheriff’s office and providing additional resources.
Macron was first reported missing the morning of Dec. 16, 2016 after his office at the township’s administration building was found “in disarray” and his car found later that day in the public parking lot at Chippewa Lake a few miles away. His body was found in the lake more than two months later by a kayaker.
Lillie, who specializes in white collar criminal defense and commercial litigation, also represented former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora when he was tried and convicted of numerous corruption charges in federal court.