Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced the following indictments in cases that occurred during the recent riots in Cincinnati from May 30th – June 3rd 2020:
| Brennon Thomas
Male/White Independence, KY |
DOB 6/14/97 | B 2002686 | 1 count of Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle ORC Section 2923.16 (B) (Felony 4) and 1 count of Carrying Concealed Weapons ORC Section 2923.12 (A) (2) (Felony 4) | Possessed loaded gun |
| Rowan Grisez
Male/White Clermont County, OH |
DOB 9/19/99 | B 2002706
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1 count of Assault ORC Section 2903.13 (A) (Felony 4) | Tried to punch police officer |
| Tiara Ragland
Female/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 5/17/91 | B 2002699 | 1 count of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A) (Felony 5) | Broke into Marathon Gas Station at 2340 Gilbert Avenue |
| Tanisha White
Female/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 4/7/93 | B 2002699 | 1 count of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A) (Felony 5) | See above for co-defendant information |
| Zachary Zovic
Male/White Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 2/21/98 | B 2002656 | 1 count of Harassment with a Bodily Substance ORC Section 2921.38(B) (Felony 5) | Spit on police officer |
| Solomon Zellars
Male/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 12/19/01 | B 2002710 | 1 count of Carrying Concealed Weapon ORC Section 2923.21 (A) (2) (Felony 4) and 1 count of Improperly Handling Firearms in a Motor Vehicle ORC Section 2923.16 (B) (Felony 4) | Possessed loaded gun |
| Joshua Thompson
Male/Black Covington, KY |
DOB 3/28/96 | B 2002709 | 1 count of Carrying Concealed Weapons ORC Section 2923.12 (A) (2) (Felony 4) | Possessed loaded gun |
| Sierra Thomas
Female/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 5/3/86 | B 2002688 | 1 count of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A) (Felony 5) | Sierra Thomas and co-defendant Micola Peterson (see below) both caught inside Walgreens at 6th and Race. Window had been broken out. |
| Micola Pearson
Female/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 6/14/86 | B 2002688 | 1 count of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A) (Felony 5) | See above for information. |
| Lokita Mathews
Female/Black No address on file |
DOB 8/16/73 | B 2002944 | 1 count of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A) (Felony 5) | Broke into Garfield Mini-Mart downtown. |
| Justin Crum
Male/White Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 9/26/84 | B 2002529 | 2 counts of Breaking and Entering ORC Section 2911.13 (A)(Felony 5) and 1 count of Vandalism ORC Section 2905.05 (B) (2) (Felony 5) | Broke into Saks 2 times and damaged 2 cells at the Hamilton County Justice Center |
| Warren Glover
Male/White Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 9/10/91 | B 2002658 | 1 count of Assault ORC Section 2903.13 (A) (Felony 4) | He grabbed for police officer’s shield and baton |
| Juan Hall
Male/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 9/14/96 | B 2002854 | 1 count of Vandalism ORC Section 2909.05 (B) (2) (Felony 5) and 2 counts of Assault ORC Section 2903.13 (A) (Felony 4) | Threw a large rock through windshield of police car with 2 police officers inside. Police officers hit with glass. |
| Imani Brazille
Female/Black Cincinnati, OH |
DOB 5/16/98 | B 2002668 | 1 count of Harassment With a Bodily Substance ORC Section 2921.38 (B) (Felony 5) | Spit on police officer |
Copies of the indictments are attached to the press release. The possible penalty for a felony of the 4th degree in Ohio is 6-18 months in prison. The possible
penalty for a felony of the 5th degree in Ohio is 6-12 months in prison.
The prosecution of these cases will be supervised by Chief Assistant Prosecutors Seth Tieger and David Prem.
Prosecutor Deters commented, “Today, the Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted 14 defendants in 12 different incidents that occurred during the recent protests on May 30th – June 3th. These people, almost 1/4 of whom are not even from Hamilton County, took advantage of what was basically a peaceful protest and put our community and our residents in danger.
As your prosecutor, I will not put up with that.
The City of Cincinnati handles misdemeanor violations which occur in the city – – curfews, etc. We prosecute felonies that occur in the city which is why my office is handling these cases.
I will defend a person’s right to peacefully protest and always will. But, when individuals use that occasion to loot, attack our police and their equipment, and damage private and public property – – I am done with them.
The charges today will not be reduced. They will not be dismissed. And that will apply as long as I am your prosecutor.”