Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyers

Critics are complaining that the statistics used in a recent crime analysis posted online are not reliable enough to have any validity when determining the most dangerous communities in the country. The #1 most dangerous streets on the list are in the Over the Rhine (OTR) neighborhood of Cincinnati.

WalletPop.com states their information came from FBI statistics. Critics, like those featured in this Cincinnati.com article point out those stats were from 2005-2007 and aren’t applicable anymore. Since that time, they state, the OTR community has seen dropping crime rates. [read more...]

A New York Times story is covering the increase of heroin in our state. The influx of this drug can be seen in the nightly news of some of our larger cities or in the court dockets around the state. The popularity of heroin has waxed and waned and is now, again on the upswing.

Black tar heroin is the heroin of choice here in Ohio today. Brought in from Mexico and handled largely by cells that originate with powerful Mexican drug cartels, this drug is highly addictive and very dangerous. [read more...]

Ohio police responded to a domestic violence call earlier this week and found two bloodied people. Along with the couple, they found a cache of marijuana plants in the home, leading to additional charges.

This report from Ohio.com doesn’t detail how the argument started or what the relationship is between Robert Gibbs and Danielle Riley is, just that when they arrived to the home, Gibbs was backing out of the driveway with a bloodied face and Riley was caught running through backyards with facial injuries.

When the police entered the home they found blood on the porch and the walls. What they didn’t expect to find was nearly 200 marijuana plants. [read more...]