Ashland County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher R. Tunnell announced the Officer of the Month for March 2026 is Det. Gary Hannan of the Loudonville Police Department. https://t.co/zPQRKjDy7f
Darren Lassiter, 41, also known as "King Dinero," was found guilty of multiple charges related to trafficking and exploiting four women, ages 18 to 32, over the course of 10 years
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Director Tobin also testified before the House Public Safety committee today on the Association's support of HB 667, which is a public safety first bill. It is about giving LE, prosecutors, and judges more tools to prevent what happened to Regan Tokes from happening to others.
Thanks to Fayette County Prosecutor Jess Weade for making the trip to Columbus to provide proponent testimony on HB 667 focusing on T-CAP mods within that allows Prosecutors to continue to treat those who need it, but also allocate more time and effort on those that want help.
Director Tobin testified during the House Children and Human Services committee yesterday on our opposition to a single segment of HB647, that gives the Attorney General concurrent authority with local prosecutors to prosecute a criminal violation of Ohio’s child-care law.
Thank you to Gallia County Prosecutor Jason Holdren for making the trip to Columbus to present proponent testimony on HB654 which increases the penalties for abuse of a corpse.
Death penalty opponents try to convince you that life without parole protects the public by guaranteeing that the offender will spend the rest of their life behind bars, don't believe them.
Thanks to @CuyahogaProsOf Mike O'Malley along with APAs Van and Filiatraut for once again making the trip to Columbus this morning to provide proponent testimony before the Ohio House of Representatives Judiciary Committee regarding Senate Bill 295.
Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich was elected by his colleagues throughout Ohio to be Secretary of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association (OPAA) Executive Committee. Learn more at https://t.co/YLcjuDymBH
“If you’re paroling the worst of the worst inmates and you’re losing the worst of the worst inmates, it’s a problem,” Vinocur said.
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Mercer County Prosecutor Erin Minor joined Kevin Sandler on Spectrum to break down some of the biggest questions the public has about the criminal justice system, especially plea agreements and sentences that people sometimes feel are too lenient. https://t.co/Xetu5rrwAb
“I was looking at the legal system to do their job that they told us at the courts that he was going to be on death row and eventually put down,” she said. “I just wouldn’t wish this upon anybody. It’s a club that I didn’t really want to be a part of.” https://t.co/2KgolsDogB
Day 2 of the civil side finishes with a look at resent changes to Cybersecurity Requirements for Local Governments Under with HB 96 (ORC 9.64) by Kirk Herath @ohiocybersecurity. #2025OPAAannual @GovMikeDeWine