A mechanic in his 30s found himself charged with child endangering and violation of a protection order when his child got out of his house without his knowledge. Our client was having some issues with the mother of his child when the child got out.
He feared for his job, since child endangering and violation of a protection order both are first-degree misdemeanors in Ohio with possible jail time of up to 180 days and a maximum $1,000 fine. Any high-level misdemeanors on his record would have caused serious problems with his job. He knew that he needed help from a lawyer to sort out his charged and protect his job. He turned to Attorney Brad Groene of the Cincinnati Criminal Defense team.
We argued on his behalf in Hamilton County Municipal Court that the statute under which he had been charged was vague, and that his actions weren’t in line with the elements of the statute. The charge of violation of a protection order was dismissed, and the child endangering charge was reduced to disorderly conduct. He received no jail time or probation, just payment of a fine and court costs.
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