However, when it was played in court more than six minutes were missing from it. He had a dash camera and kept the tapes, he testified, in his basement.
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In fact, it wasn’t until Gray’s trial for OVI that a dash cam tape was produced by Brockman. According to judge Dlott’s ruling Hatfield, Brockman and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office all denied there was ever a dash cam recording of anything from that night. In his efforts to fight an OVI and other charges Gray requested any video recorded that night. One detail that is clear is that after the initial stop Corporal Mike Brockman arrived on scene. Hatfield says that Ebbing wouldn’t produce his ID and resisted Hatfield’s attempts to get him out of the car.īoth Gray and Ebbing dispute that account and say that Hatfield went up to the passenger side of the car first and immediately began dragging Ebbing out. Hatfield says he then noticed Gray’s passenger, Ebbing, not wearing his seatbelt. The night of the traffic stop Hatfield claims he walked up to Gray who had rolled down his window and smelled the strong odor of alcohol coming from the car. Gmoser believes Hatfield was adding extra charges against suspects in order to make more overtime for his court appearances. Hatfield claimed that Gray had made an irregular turn on State Route 128 near Hamilton and was later swerving inside his lane of travel.ĭeputy Hatfield is the same deputy Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser called “rogue” in a letter to Jones. Christopher Ebbing called Kevin Gray to drive him home from a bar because he was too drunk to drive.Ī short time later Butler County deputy Jasen Hatfield pulled them over. The case stems from a traffic stop on Dec. They moved to have the suit thrown out but Judge Dlott ruled that parts of the suit need to be heard by a jury.
Sheriff Jones’ history as an administrator of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years reflects a continuing dedication and commitment to the safety of everyone in Butler County.CINCINNATI - Did Butler County sheriff’s deputies withhold and later tamper with evidence? That question is enough of a concern that federal Judge Susan Dlott allowed a lawsuit against them to move forward.ĭeputies Jasen Hatfield and Mike Brockman are named in the suit, as is Sheriff Richard Jones. He was elected to serve his fifth term as our Sheriff in November 2020. He took over the office on Monday January 3, 2005. Jones was elected to serve as the 45th Sheriff of Butler County, Ohio in November, 2004. In 1984 he earned a Master Degree in Corrections from Xavier University. He then attended Wilmington College where he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. His formal education began in 1977 at Hocking Technical College where he received an Associate Degree in Corrections in 1979. He has worked hard to help make more jail cells available to lock up more criminals and increase the productivity and efficiency of the office through computer automation. He served as Major at the Lebanon Correctional Institute from 1990 until he accepted the position as Chief Deputy of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office in 1993.ĭuring his twelve-year tenure as the Butler County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy, he orchestrated acquiring more deputies for patrol, which enhanced the Sheriff’s Office by providing a quicker response to calls for service. He served in this capacity of Senior Captain and the Warden’s designee for inmate appeals from 1985 to 1990 when he was promoted to the rank of Major. In 1985 Rick was promoted to the rank of Senior Captain and was responsible for the prison’s security audits. During his employment with the prison system, Rick advanced from a Corrections Officer to an Education Specialist and then to the position of Training Officer where he was responsible for the training of over 400 employees. His career with the Ohio prison system presented him with the opportunity to learn many new skills as he advanced through the ranks. Upon completion of his term in the military, a young Rick accepted a position in 1976 with the State of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections working as a Corrections Officer. After graduating from the Hamilton City School system, he volunteered for the military draft where he served from 1973 to 1975 as a combat engineer and was promoted to the rank of Specialist 4 during his two-year enlistment. Jones, known as “Jonesy” to his friends, was born on Octoin Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
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