Brady Offense No. 1671134746 - 1334306279

Carl Rider

Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

315 Madison Street, Unit 110

Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

(419) 734-4404

http://www.ottawaco…

Date of Offense

January 1, 2019

Offense(s)

Theft

False Statements

Supporting Document(s)

NW Ohio police chief, others on 'Brady list' _ The Courier List covers officers accused of dishonesty, misconduct_3.pdf

Official Statement

The former Ottawa County Drug Task Force Commander, in 2019. Rider resigned after being charged criminally with theft in office, falsification and unauthorized transaction involving a firearm by the Ohio Attorney General. He pleaded guilty to a count of attempted unlawful weapon transaction, theft in office and falsification and was sentenced to one year of probation.

Ohio Open Records Law

Ohio Rev. Code sec. 149.43 et seq.

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