Ohio

The Ohio Brady List includes all known issues of police misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports.

Ohio is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

This information has been curated by journalists and private citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].

In the interests of transparency, Level Playing Field is demonstrating all of the invoices presented to Ohio:

Invoice_10038_2023-01-31 Ohio.pdf

Brady List
Prosecutors

Ackerman, Andrew Pl	Brady Offense No. 1632169436 - 286894154 January 23, 2002 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Licking County Sheriff's Department
Ackerman, Andrew Pl	Ackerman, Andrew Pl	Decertification No. 1634156411 - 1025326681 January 23, 2002 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Licking County Sheriff's Department Authority: Ohio Attorney General - Peace Officer Training Commission
Adkins, Joshua D	Decertification No. 1634156409 - 35782039 July 9, 2012 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Miami County Sheriff’s Office Authority: Ohio Attorney General - Peace Officer Training Commission
Adkins, Joshua D	Adkins, Joshua D	Brady Offense No. 1632169436 - 1895979308 July 9, 2012 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Miami County Sheriff’s Office
Aikman, John T	Brady Offense No. 1632169436 - 1099621630 May 22, 2007 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Aikman, John T	Aikman, John T	Decertification No. 1634156397 - 244531759 May 22, 2007 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Authority: Ohio Attorney General - Peace Officer Training Commission
Axline, Terry L	Brady Offense No. 1632169436 - 1559168380 May 24, 2000 Offense: Theft Employer(s): Mount Eaton Police Department
Axline, Terry L	Axline, Terry L	Decertification No. 1634156404 - 1942663615 May 24, 2000 Offense: Theft Employer(s): Mount Eaton Police Department Authority: Ohio Attorney General - Peace Officer Training Commission
Baker, Michael S	Brady Offense No. 1632169436 - 1429201735 November 23, 2015 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Baker, Michael S	Baker, Michael S	Decertification No. 1634156402 - 1521585821 November 23, 2015 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Butler County Sheriff’s Office Authority: Ohio Attorney General - Peace Officer Training Commission

Any prosecutor that fails, or refuses, to fully disclose all Brady/Giglio material (exculpatory and impeachment evidence including, but not limited to: records of police misconduct; public complaints; and, use-of-force reports) is subject to Rules of Professional Conduct [R.P.C.] 3.8(g): Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor. Violation of R.P.C. 3.8(g) may included an individual attorney, while acting in the capacity of prosecutor, being sanctioned up to and including disbarment. The obligations upon the prosecutor are both retroactive and perpetual.

Ohio Open Records Law

Ohio Rev. Code sec. 149.43 et seq.

The Ohio Open Records Law, first enacted in 1963, is contained in Section 149.43 of the Ohio Revised Code. The law describes what records are available, what agencies are covered, what fees can be charged, who can ask for records, etc. Records include all records kept by any public office as well as records of both non-profit and for-profit private schools.

Anyone may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. In fact records requests need not even be submitted in writing and can be made anonymously. There are no restrictions to the use of records and the Ohio Open Records Law does not specify a time limit on open records request.

Society wins not only when the guilty are convicted but when criminal trials are fair; our system of the administration of justice suffers when any accused is treated unfairly.

- William O. Douglas, Associate Justice (1939 - 1975)

Supreme Court of the United States

Analytics

The following is a visual demonstration of the information gathered on this platform. The interpretive data will improve as participation increases; accuracy will increase as adoption spreads; and, conclusions of law may be gained as compliance is enforced.

This feature will be coming in early 2022!

Coulsen, Charles	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1676158013 - 537096028 March 15, 2022 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Judicial Proceedings, Witness Tampering Employer: Lake County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: Ohio State Bar Association
Rovito, Thomas	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714112 - 20659428 August 3, 2022 Obstruction of Justice Employer: Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: Ohio State Bar Association
Zushin, Benjamin	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1678742868 - 1456278040 May 1, 2022 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Coercive Plea Bargaining, Cooperative Misconduct, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Judicial Proceedings, Obstruction of Justice Employer: Richland County Prosecuting Attorney Authority: Ohio State Bar Association