Two white police officers in Canton, Ohio, appeared in court Monday after they were charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of a Black man who was pinned and handcuffed face down.

During the arrest, in April, the man, Frank E. Tyson, repeatedly said he could not breathe, but the officers waited about seven minutes before moving Tyson onto his side, according to body camera video.

The family of Tyson, 53, had hoped for more severe charges in the case. “It’s not the win that we was looking for,” Tyson’s brother, John Tyson, said at a news conference Saturday. But, he added, “We’re going to take this small win and just build upon it.”

The Stark County prosecuting attorney, Kyle L. Stone, said at a news conference that he had presented witnesses and evidence to a grand jury and then “left the room.” The grand jury selected the charge, a third-degree felony that carries a sentence of up to three years in prison, he said.

The indicted officers, Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch, had been placed on paid administrative leave. Supporters of the Tyson family, including local chapters of the Urban League and the NAACP, have demanded that they be fired and that the Canton Police Department adopt a de-escalation policy and a mandatory implicit bias training. They have framed the episode as part of their larger fight for racial justice in Canton.

The judge set bond for each officer at $25,000, saying that was the standard amount for a third-degree felony in Stark County.

The officers did not enter pleas on Monday, and their lawyers did not return calls for comment.

The encounter with police occurred after Tyson crashed his car into a utility pole and entered a nearby establishment, Post 124 of American Veterans, an organization that supports service members. There, some patrons complained about his behavior and called 911.

In the video, the officers force him to the ground and handcuff him, keeping him in a dangerous position known as prone restraint that is intended to be used only long enough to cuff or secure a person who is resisting.

Tyson’s death was ruled a homicide with cardiovascular disease, cocaine and alcohol intoxication, and obesity as contributing factors.