There are some politicians who say that the solution to public safety problems is simple: hire more cops, make more arrests, put more people in jail. While that approach certainly has its supporters, Cincinnati City Council candidate Tamaya Dennard is not among them....
Year: 2017
An evolution in drug trafficking
Regular readers of our Cincinnati criminal defense blog know that there are always new illegal drugs gaining in popularity as some older substances fade. Methamphetamine apparently use has declined in recent years as demand for opioids has surged. The recent arrest of...
Don’t step out of line during an OVI stop
Let's say you just left a local restaurant in your Ohio neighborhood where you and a few friends were sharing a few laughs, drinks and a good meal together. Not long after you exit the parking lot, you see flashing red and blue lights in your rear view mirror and your...
Cincinnati suburb announces drug arrest, vows more coming
Law enforcement personnel from multiple agencies recently made the arrest of “one of the biggest drug dealers in the area,” the police chief of a suburb north of Cincinnati said. A 55-year-old man and his girlfriend, 29, were arrested after months of investigation by...
Ohio judge issues long list of punishments for repeat OVI
If you drive diagonally across Ohio from Cincinnati, you will arrive in Mahoning County after you spend about five hours on the road. A 31-year-old man won't be making that drive in the near future, however. He was recently sentenced for operating a vehicle under the...
Education Secretary Devos Title IX Sexual Assault Guidelines
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently stated she intends to revoke former President Obama's 2011 guidelines for schools investigating campus sexual misconduct. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., and 34 C.F.R. Part...
Ohio man faces $1 million bond, long list of vandalism allegations
It is extraordinary for bond to be set at $1 million in a case revolving around vandalism. But there is nothing ordinary about the criminal charges an Ohio man faces about four hours northeast of Cincinnati. One of the unusual elements of the case is that it is a...
Have you been accused of traveling over the absolute speed limit?
Many individuals have faced the scenario of driving along the roadway when they suddenly see blue lights in their rearview mirror. Commonly, police officers pull over drivers for traveling over the speed limit. If this type of situation has happened to you and the...
Ohio man faces drug-trafficking and possession charges
A 37-year-old man was recently arrested for attending a parade in the small, southeast Ohio town in which he resides. It is clearly unusual to be taken into custody for attending a parade, but circumstances in this case are out of the ordinary. The Nelsonville man was...
Drugged driving on the rise in Ohio
Around Ohio and the nation, incidents of drugged driving are on the rise. A recent news report on the phenomenon says that many people addicted to opiates are so eager for their next high that they inject the drugs as soon as they buy them. That often means that the...