For several weeks one of our freelance journalists has worked on an investigative report of corruption in Defiance county, Ohio.
Residents of Defiance county who feel they may have been a victim of corrupt law enforcement or other public servants are being invited to come forward with their concerns.
We are asking anyone who feels they have been wrongfully arrested and/or criminally charged, or other legitimate complaints in Defiance county to contact us with their concerns. Continue reading for more details.
As stated earlier, a freelance journalist whom we often work with is working on an investigative report. Media Defiance had contacted them for help, as one of our own has got himself caught in their web. In response, we learned that they were busy with a report of possible corruption in our home area.
This, of course, peaked our interest. After an interview with the journalist and our defendant, we are choosing to offer full assistance.
At this time Media Defiance is committing and expanding our resources to this issue. We have found enough legitimate cause and reason for concern to do what we can to help expose these violations against citizens.
Every complaint we receive with legitimate concerns of violations will be forwarded to our journalists. From there they will look further into each case and add them to our list. Below is an excerpt of our interview with examples of what we are looking into.
After he had contacted me and offered to pay some of my cost, I thought I would take a quick look into his concern. It didn’t take long for me to find clear violations of this man’s rights. So I decided to look into a few other cases. To my surprise, after looking at 5 cases, 3 of them had obvious violations. All 3 involved the Defiance county sheriff’s office as well as the prosecutor’s office.
Not only is he somebody I have worked with, but also I am a journalist. I can’t just look the other way after knowing and still call myself a journalist.
At this time I am looking at a few domestic violence cases specifically and watching how these particular cases play out. The high volume of these cases going through the court is a cause for concern, considering many of them are looking like false claims by “authorities.“
The citizens of this community have a right to know what is happening with their elected officials, and they have a right to enjoy their freedom without the interference of corrupt officials who are trying to make criminals of everyone.
Of just the few cases I have looked into, there is much reason for concern.
For one, we are talking about a Sheriff’s department acting for the state against the citizens.
This should be a major concern for the entire county. The sheriff is an elected official, his job is to protect and serve the people of that county, not The State. His job is not to intimidate and harass. His job is not to look purposely for reasons to act as an agent of the state against the people. But that is exactly what we have happening in Defiance county.
Furthermore, it is the Sheriff’s job to make sure his deputies are acting as such.
However, it goes deeper than that. The Sheriff is not the only one violating these people’s rights.
The Prosecutor(s) is also clearly involved. From how it looks, the argument could be made that the entire system of law in Defiance county is working together against their own people. From corrupt officers of the law to corrupt members of the court. They seem to be working together in order to profit from the very people already paying their salaries.
There is nothing ethical about it and the people of this community do not have to allow it. We are talking about rogue agents acting under the color of law to extort the citizens while giving them criminal records.
Meanwhile the biggest criminals are operating the system.
We are also talking about malicious prosecution. Many people don’t realize the responsibilities of the prosecutor, but their job is more than just fighting cases against the accused. They also have the responsibility to uphold the law of the land. When a prosecutor knows there are violations of a defendants rights, they have the responsibility to do something about it. If a prosecutor knows that there isn’t a legitimate case, it is his duty to drop charges and prevent further violations. That is not what is happening here.
What appears to be going on is they are all working together. The officers are conducting themselves inappropriately and the court system is going right along with it. It would seem as if this is policy, the court sets the standard and the officers follow those orders. No matter how unConstitutional they are.
My question is this. Who among all of the officials sworn to uphold and protect the constitution, is actually doing their job? The officer who shows up and arrest you with no real evidence? The officer’s superiors? The prosecutor? The Judge? Which of them in Defiance county is actually doing their job?
Who among them actually understands their duty to the people and the constitution?
The answer is none. None of them are concerned with the rights of the people. They are concerned with their corrupt system of extortion. And they are ALL in on it together.
If any of these officials understood their duty to uphold your constitutional rights, the number of cases in Defiance would drop drastically.
This would be bad for any business trying to make a profit. The legal system in Defiance county is being ran like a for profit business. The local people may not realize just how much money is flowing through their legal system, it’s a money machine.
As profitable as it may be, it’s not only about money. There are other factors to consider, such as loss of rights. Most of these cases end with several years of probation and going through other invasive programs. Many of them ending with a loss of 2A rights.
In other words, the government is making excuses to take away your rights, particularly your second amendment rights. And in Defiance, those rights are not being upheld by anyone sworn to protect them.
The problem isn’t only with domestic violence cases, these are just what I am looking at right now. Taking it a bite at a time. Also, not every case is wrongfully charged. Initially the case I started at involved a DV charge, so I wanted to first find similarities. After a simple search of DV cases in the county, I was shocked.
For example, today is the 13th day of February and there are already 15 cases generated. Or look at it like this, the number of domestic violence cases Defiance handle’s in just one day takes neighboring counties a full month to generate.
That’s a real problem. Something is going on in Defiance, Ohio. Either it’s corruption in the law, or I’d be wondering whats in the water. Something has to be done about it. At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before every person in that county has a domestic violence charge.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, I don’t want to make false or misleading claims. I come to these conclusions very carefully, based on readily available information. We can’t just point the finger and say someone is automatically guilty of involvement. At this point I am looking at two things, actual (or proven) involvement and reasonable speculation of involvement.
Actual Involvement
1) Defiance County Sheriff
I am confident when pointing the finger at the Defiance County Sheriff for two reasons. First, right off the batt, the Sheriff’s office is persistently arresting and charging people for the State. The Sheriff is an elected officer, he answers to the people and not the State. Period.
Second, and even more disturbing is the conduct and illegal actions of the deputies involved. As I stated earlier, of the first 5 cases I checked into, 3 of them had obvious violations. Out of those 3 I chose 2 cases which are both very similar. The actions of some of the officers are out right disgusting.
From these two particular cases, I have official statements from all parties. These statements implicate the unethical actions of at least 2 particular deputies.
Complaints from the defendants and also from the supposed victims, all stating the same concerns. Officers outright lying and making claims to purposely negatively affect both parties. Outright ignoring the concerns of the people they are calling victims and claiming to protect.
Here’s some of what we have from the complaints.
The officers waited until they had the defendant in custody, knowing they where planning to arrest and take them to jail, with no actual evidence of a crime. They then began manipulating both parties, pitting them against each other. The defendant and “victim” are no longer allowed to have contact at this point.
Meanwhile the officer tells outlandish claims to the defendant, making them believe the “victim” is saying or doing things against them. Then, the officer goes back to the “victim” and claims the defendant said some horrible things about them.
Out right lies, unknown to either party at the time.
This is illegal, unethical and unacceptable. These outrageous actions cause devastating consequences. How many times are they doing this to people? Any officer participating in such activities deserves to lose their job and face legal consequences.
Other claims of unethical conduct are being looked into as well. These along with obvious violations such as unlawful stops, following and harassing and unlawful detentions implicate the Sheriff’s Department.
2) Prosecutor(s)
I am also confident pointing the finger at the prosecutors in these cases at this point. To start with, it is unethical for a prosecutor to pursue criminal charges without probable cause to that charge. In Defiance county, they are constantly pushing charges for crimes with lack of evidence of those crimes.
With the complaints mentioned earlier, the same prosecutor pursues criminal domestic violence charges with no evidence of violence ever happening and no person claiming victim.
Strike one.
The prosecutor then proceeds to ignore requests and complaints from the “victim”, the person he is supposedly defending.
I have signed statements from an alleged victim documenting that they told the prosecutor they were not a victim and that no crime had occurred. When questioned about taking the defendant’s personal belongings, he replied with a smirk stating “sometimes people should hit rock bottom”. When the “victim” said they wanted protection orders removed and charges dropped, he refused to do so. A sworn testimony was submitted to the prosecutor from the “victim” stating no crime had happened and he refused to dismiss charges.
He could be disbarred for this. It is his obligation to dismiss all charges under these circumstances. His actions create awful consequences for innocent people.
The defendants in these cases are being thrown out of their own homes, being ordered to pay all of the bills and still find a way to support themselves. Some of them losing their jobs and many other things. While the prosecutor drags the case out, the defendant and “victim” are not allowed contact, leaving them to believe the lies told to them by the sheriff. This continues on for usually 2 to 3 months and sometimes longer.
With cases that are now coming to a close, this means they had to go though this alone throughout the holidays. Watching their lives fall apart while the people behind it enjoy themselves with their families however they please.
The prosecutor is implicated. This is malicious prosecution and it needs to stop.
Reasonable Speculation of Involvement
1) The Victims Advocacy
The Advocate represents the victims in these cases. They are there to respond to the needs and offer support to the victims. However, their actions, or lack thereof, for the supposed victims raises the question of whom they actually represent.
Do they represent the victim or do they represent the State?
It’s a valid question when you consider the complaints of the victims.
From the earlier referenced complaints, “victims” are stating that the advocate was ignoring their concerns. When they told the advocate that they were not a victim and did not want a protection order, the response was that it was up to the prosecutor and left at that.
When they told the advocate that the officers and prosecutor was lying, their concern was ignored and they were left to feel like there was nowhere to turn. When the victim quit showing up and refused to respond, the advocate continued to show up claiming to represent them.
This is unacceptable, these actions only cause greater stress for relationships that are already strained. It is unethical and gives plenty of reasonable speculation of involvement.
2) Judge
Am I trying to say there is a crime ring in Defiance county that spans from cops up to judges profiting from the creation of criminals?
I am saying there is reasonable speculation of guilt.
The crazy thing is when I arrived in Defiance, everywhere I went, the mention of corruption kept getting met with replies of a certain judge’s name. Without fail, every conversation turned up the same judge as being corrupt.
But still he remains?
Oddly enough, the cases I am currently looking at involve a different Judge. Something is definitely going on in Defiance county.
Other than allowing the prosecutor to use his court to make a mockery of justice and his demeanor toward the accused, there isn’t a whole lot about this Judge. Not on the surface, at least. However, a defendant’s complaint shows otherwise.
According to a defendant’s statement, the Judge confessed at his video hearing from jail.
The defendant states that the Judge accused him of saying that he is a liar, got very upset with him and told him now he was going to pay. He further states that the Judge told him he heard for himself that he was calling the Judge a liar because they record everything.
To be clear, it is not illegal to call a Judge a liar. In fact, you can call him anything you want. (Outside of the courtroom of course.)
When the defendant first mentioned this, he was upset and asking why the Judge was ignoring the violations of the officer from the same recording. That’s a valid question and cause for concern. Considering the officer would have clearly violated the defendant’s rights to begin with.
As the defendant states; the recording that the judge would be referring to should have also recorded the officer’s violations. Further, the judge says they record everything so there should be multiple recordings of police misconduct.
The judge should have dismissed charges as soon as he seen or heard evidence of law enforcement violating the defendant’s rights. He chose instead to ignore abuse of the law and allow the case to continue based only on evidence that he was called a liar.
This is unethical and unacceptable behavior from a Judge, it’s enough to grant reasonable speculation of involvement. The fact that it was not thrown out, leads us to look for further involvement.
3) Lawyers
Prostitution is illegal in Defiance for good reason. It would create too much competition for the lawyers. If you are in Defiance county and want a good screwing, hire a local lawyer.
I don’t say that lightly, it’s a very serious issue. I have put serious thought into it and looked at it from every angle. Sadly, this problem could not have gotten this bad and continue on without lawyer cooperation. That’s just the truth.
Lawyers local to the area are cooperating, there is just no other way to see it. Whether it’s forced or willing, it’s still cooperating.
With these two particular cases, there is no reason that they have gone on this long. No reason whatsoever. They have continued for months and that is already unacceptable.
These cases should have been thrown out immediately and easily. The lawyers let them continue.
Take a moment to understand my viewpoint. I first started looking into this in December from my home state. I have only just recently made it to the Defiance area, so most of my work to this point was done remotely from out of state.
Though there is more, the information I have shared with you is more than enough to have these cases thrown out, and it was all obtained remotely.
How is it then, the lawyers who work and live their lives in the area don’t have this information? They should, and if they do, then why haven’t they done anything with it?
They are beholden to the court and not to their client. This is so very wrong, it can and should cost them their license.
These two particular defendants are both using hired lawyers. They are not using the same lawyer, but both the lawyers are local. Both of their cases should be finishing up any day now. I say that with regret because I predict neither will go to trial. Given the history, it is most likely the defendants will be talked into the same plea deal that a court appointed would have gotten them.
Obviously the prosecutor certainly would not want these cases going to a jury trial. Strangely enough, the lawyers seem to be afraid of going to trial as well. There is no way any jury would be presented any of this evidence and still find the defendant guilty. But still in the end the lawyer will talk the defendant into taking a plea deal and try to scare him away from trial.
That’s business as usual in Defiance county. If you look at the history of cases, thats how the majority play out. People are hiring local lawyers and walking away with the same shitty deal as the people using court appointed counsel. Many times the lawyers they are paying are the same appointed by the court.
If any of these defendants had hired a lawyer farther away with no business dealings in Defiance, their cases would already be thrown out. It might cost a bit more, but in the end it will likely cost less. In a case like one of these, their attorney would make one or two trips to Defiance and be done.
Take a look just a few counties away. Defendants are paying lawyers half as much and walking away with better deals. Many of them actually guilty of the crime. It doesn’t make a lot of sense, in fact it makes no sense at all. Anyone fresh out of law school could set up shop and make a name for themselves by the end of the week.
There is definitely reasonable speculation of lawyer involvement with the crime syndicate operating in Defiance, Ohio.
We are currently working on detailed reports of these cases and updated stories will be published through our outlets as well as local media.
One defendant is working on his report and has already agreed to be named and says he will be naming each public official cooperating against his rights.
Currently, we are also working to help some of these defendants by pointing them in the right direction for recourse. Also we are creating a gofundme, as at least one of these victims of the State are about to lose everything they have. We want to help raise funds to help this person afford the high cost of legal fees as well as keep them from losing their home.
We will post an update to this page when a funding source has been created. it is estimated that a good civil rights attorney could cost up to $60,000. We ask anyone able to donate any amount for the cause to please do so as well as help us share this important cause which the system will surely try to sweep under the rug.
More detailed reports coming soon.
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Williams County too. Going through this article and it all sounds exactly like what’s happened in a case with my family.
Definitely Williams county I’m going thru a case that is so corrupt it’s 🤮
I had a lawyer steal from an old dead lady and me, I was supposed to inherit atleast 280,000 my grandma was worth more way more, but I’ve had legal troubles since I was young I been trying to change my life for years now that I finally do it this layer steals over 150k of money that was suppose to go to me. My grandma was a lady of the community helped everyone out who came to her store but everyone took from her nobody wanted to help wish them important white people if defiance could change this racial bullshit going n fix the system so we can encourage more people to move here more playgrounds more things to for kids like boxing gyms more hands on to keep kids away from drugs etc
We were victims of stalking, wrongful eviction and a storage unit filing against us for something not even in our name. In Henry county the sheriff was protecting our ex landlord who stalked us(same stalking case in defiance after we moved from Henry county) involving over 300 illegal weapons and live hand grenades, threats to our lives, sexual assaults from ex landlord and the sheriff laughed about this and threatened to arrest us. This ex landlord always came into our home when we left and would steal underwear. He had listening devices and cameras in the home also but sheriff kept threatening us. He was definitely paid off. As for defiance county, we were put up in a “safe” home where it was owned by a judge’s wife who is a cocaine addict. She would just walk in anytime she wanted. Of course fight it but they gave the case to her judge hubby. In both cases, these people stole all of our belongings. We lost everything due to the corrupt law. Now as far as the officers went in defiance City, they were great it was all in the judge. There were pics, videos and witnesses to us being threatened with guns from ex landlord. We had a lot of witnesses on our side including a firefighter and several officers. The ex landlord had himself and a “deputy” we never seen before and he said he was the one that responded each time. Come to find out, he wasn’t even an officer!!! It’s about time these people are brought to justice!!! I was even raped by a deputy in Henry county where two city officers covered the crime up. The only thing that ever happened to that deputy, he couldn’t be a cop in Ohio. Guess what he went into? Registered nursing!!! Please let’s bring these idiots down!!!
When you get done in Defiance County, Henry County needs you, this place is off the charts
Thank You. We will be looking into Henry County as well. We have several complaints from your county and will be sending someone to investigate as soon as we can free up resources. If you have a specific complaint, please contact us at admin@mediadefiance.org with a few details and contact info.
I would like to know if you are investigating Henry County Ohio. Because!!!! I am a past victim.
Yes, we have had several complaints from Henry County and will be investigating there as soon as we can free up resources. If you would like to send us a summary of your case with contact info to admin@mediadefiance.org we will have our reporter take a look. Thank you.
I had a case just recently where my son’s father got out if prison he had my 8 yo jump through the window while I was gone with my bf at his mom’s house my 8yo unlocked the door for him he came in here and called the police saying my bf was treating his life upon arrival was my cousin the responding officer he called back up bc he knew we were related the responding officer and the one who came afterwards all had different stories on what happened one said he handed over a gun the other responding officer said my 8yo handed a gun my 8yo was coached to tell the officer lies being out of prison for 1 day before released you have to give a address where you reside he gave them toledo address if the officers would of checked into that when I told them my doors were locked no one had permission to enter my home and make a false report on a threat but instead me and my bf got indicted my kids got took through cps I hired an attorney for defiance County bc Noone wanted to take the case he informed me that he couldn’t do anything or a deal wasn’t reached that if I didn’t take the charges the prosecutor was going to indict me on more charges…. he never did bc the charge he was claiming I did wasn’t true they all work together these lawyers don’t work for their clients when I took the plea I made it known to the lawyer I was going to contact the bb and asked for a itemized receipt bc he didn’t do nothing for my case that a court appointed lawyer would of done had I paid the 25$ fee bc I wasn’t working he I told him I was going to give him a bad review any chance I get he ended up giving some of my money back
The defiance police department needs to be under investigation too there are some shitty cops in the department.
I absolutely agree. My sons death was swept under the rug in 2015. I hope they contact me. I wanna get his story out there an what really happened
Defiance County is not alone. The whole State of Ohio operates the same. That’s why so many prisons have been built in the State. And still overcrowding persists.
We are aware and are working with others across the State to help expose and bring change. Thank You.
Corruption is everywhere, Not right. Also, each case is different. A “victim” has the right to attempt to ‘drop charges’, the prosecutor may opt to continue to pursue said charges based on official report, and or frequency of calls to that residence for DV. Why is there NO mention of THE MAN UNIT? If you are going to attempt to address corruption, and speculate at misuse of the sheriffs dept, YOU must include THE MAN UNIT. Otherwise, get off your soapbox. Drug use is rampant, domestic violence is THE second oldest ‘profession’, and Defiance is not short on the first, (to pay for their drugs)! Dig harder, and bury the prosecutor!
We hear you. We are looking at ALL corruption in the county, however we can only report what can be verified, but we are working hard to verify all claims.
I have had a lawyer make me feel so uncomfortable I didn’t hire him which impacted me because he was the best attorney in town. Something needs to change
all of ohio yes very very much williams county as well i moved the fuk out of there and came to lucas counry and it is a revolving door n e one that has everrrr been in the system they make sure to keep in the system and like me that has no momey to hire attorneys and or fight the cases aas for example i have 2 felony warrents as we speak for deiving a car that the owner told myself and about twn lucas county gang and police dept that he was not filing charges and two days later i have two felony charges 1 foe which somehow is receiving stolen property which was returned to the owner and no charges were being filed n the mixed of me having about 4000 stolen of mine and my kids thamgs as well as my disabled daughters fed reg therapy was let outside like it meant nothamg at all to our family and i am not sure who u r or where u came from but I am soooo proud to say thang jesus someone has balls to stand up and do somethang and the cops all around the world do nothamg to PROTECT AND SERVE US THW PEOPLE MORE LIKE ONLY THEM AND HOW CAN THE COURT SYSTEM IN BRYAN EMBAZZEL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ARE ALL STILL PLACING JUDGEMENT ON ANYONE ELSE FOR THE FIRST 5 MONTHS I LIVED N TOLEDO I WAS ATTACKED BY TWO INFORMATES THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE DROVE THEM TO DO AND ONE FELL AND GOT CUT ON SOMETJANG AND THEY CALLED ME ALMOST DAILY TRING TO GET ME TO ADMIT TO STABBING HER AND I SAID IF U CALL ME AGAIN I WAS FILING HARRASSMENT CHARGES NOW IN TOLEDO WAS LIVING N NORTHWOOD AND THEY WERE TALKING TO MY INCOMPANT DISABLED CHILD FOR ALMOST TWO HRS NEVER ASKED HER PARENTS NAMES PHONE NUMBERS ANYTHANG AND SO I WAS BEYOND LIVID AND PISSED AND VERBALLY SAID I SHOULD BEAT MY DAUGHTERS ASS LIKE A SPANKEN AND 7 FUKIN HRS LATER WAS CHARGED WITH A DAM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOT ONLY THAT THAN WOOD CTY CPS CURRUBT AS THEY COME AND TOOK HER FROM ME PROTECTION ORDER AND GUESS WHAT DIDNT TAKE NONE OF HER MEDS DUMPED HER OFF AT A GROUP HOME WHERE SHE WAS THEEATENED INTAGINIZED AND IN AMD OUT OF JUV JAIL AND AGAIN WAS FOUND INCOMPETENT YRS PRIOR SO YANKED HER FEOM HER MOTHER THAT THE CPS SUPERVISOR COULD NOT GIVE ME A BIT OF ADVISE BUT HAD THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE HER FROM ME AND I SAID HET THE FUL OUT OF MY FACE AS MY DAUGHTER WAS THERE FOR THE 7 HRS BEFORE I WAS ARRESTED AND I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY I COULD HIT THE LOTTERY TO PAY A HUGE NAMED ATTORNEY STATES AWAY TO LOOK INTO ALL THE B S CONVICTION AS WELL AS THE WRONG EVICTION FOR MY DAUGHTERS FED REGISTERED THERAPY CAT AND ALREADY HAD LIVED AT JIM EISELS HME IN WEST UNITY I PD AN ATTORNEY CUZ COMM ACTION JOB N FAM EXT ALL SAID THAT IS DISCRIMINATION FIGHT THAT I DID NOT EVEN GET TO GO IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE IT NEVER EVEN WENT TO COURT SOME DAM HOW SOOOO EVER SINCE 2017 GUESS WHAT ME AND MY KIDS HAVE BEEN DENIED AND DENIED AND DENIED HOME DUE TO THAT AND SHOULD B RICH FROM THAT THEY SET ACROSS THE STREET AND WATCHED US PACK UP OUR HME AFTER 9 YRS AND NOTHANG AT ALL WAS DONE WITH IT AND MY POOR KIDS FORGET ME AND MY FEELINGS BUT MY KIDS TO HAVE TO GO THRU THAT AND FEEL THE FEELINGS THEY HAD FELT AND THAN PRETTY MUCH GOT RAN OUT OF TOWN KIDS WERE GETTING N TROUBLE IN SCHOOL FOR SHIT THEY WOULD HAD NEVER DID AND MY DAMILY I AM SURE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE IN ANY OF THESE COUTIES THAT HAVE WENT THRU HELL N DRUG THRU HELL N BACK AND LEFT OUT TO ROT!!! I PRAY SOMEONE READS THESE COMMENTS AND LITERALLY GETS SOMETHANG DO E ABOUT IT CUZ IT IS DOWN RITE REDICULOUS AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THRU ALOT OF THE SHIT ALOT OF THESE PEOE THAT HAVE COMMENTED AND I HAD A COUPLE THANGS THRU DEFI COURT ALSO BUT THERE R OTHER COUNTIES THAT ALSO NEED TO BE BROUHT TO LIGHT AND THE RIGHTS OF US CITIZENS NEED TO BE CHAMGED AND AUDITED IT AMAZED ME SO MUCH WHEN I SEEN THIS AND LIKE I SAID I PRAY PRAY TO TAKE SOME OF THESE THAMGS IN FRONT OF A HOGHER UP JUDGE AND WIN AND BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE CORRUPT COURT SYSTEMS AS WEEL AS JOB N FAMILY CHILDREN SERVICES PEOPLE TAKE KIDS AWAY FRIM PPL THAT STRUGGLE WITH DRUG ADDICTION WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENT THAN A MENTAL CHEMICAL EMBALANCE THEY ARE ALL LIFE LONG STRUGGLES THEY USUALLY COMTINUE TO GET HIGH CUZ IT COST SO MUCH MONEY TO GET HELP AND KEEP HELP TO STAY CLEAN AND ALSO NOOOOO OME IS EVER IN THEIR CORNER A CRIMINAL IS THE SICKEST NASTIEST PERSON ANY ONE HIGHER UP LOOKS AT EXT BUT PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF ALL OF OUR KIDS AND FAMILIEA IN ALL THE COUNTIES N OHIO AND OTHER STATES THE CLOSURE AND TREATMENT THEY SHOULD HAD GOTTEN FROM THE BEGINNING THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!! QLSO STATE PATROL MEN WITH OPINIONS LIE UNDER OATH ABOUT AN ACCIDENT A DECON OF A CATHIC CHURCH IN HICKSVILLE WOULD HAD TWE BOMED ME AND A 2 WEEK OLD BABE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND I DIDNT EVEN GET TO WRITE A STATEMENT SO I TOOK IT TO TRIAL AND NOW HAVE A 13 THOUSAND DOL LIEN ON MY DRIVERS LICENSE HOWS THAT WORK RITE CRAZY AND GUESS WHAT I STILL WAKE UP EVERY DAY AMD KEEP TRUCKING AND ALSO TEACH MY KIDS TO NOT STAND DWN…. to many ppl acared of these horrible law enforcement court officials…
Media Defiance is ran by Defiance,,you just voiced all your feelings to a site that’s spins you ,,,
isnt that the truth and the child services and false info they put into court docs ext.
Aren’t lawyers able to file complaints with the state if they feel there is “corruption” in local law enforcement and within the court system? And a go fund me? With no names? My opinion is this: Somebody had to have called something in to get a response from law enforcement. If the accused or the victim don’t feel something was handled correctly, they need to work with their victims advocate or their lawyer. I hope that if people read this they are not fooled by this nameless individual or group of individuals.
Yes, just like anyone, lawyers are able to file complaints. But they don’t. The State doesn’t care unless they are forced to. Yes, a go-fund-me. Is that not what it is for?? As stated in the article, names are coming. We have a more detailed report being published soon. If you had read the entire article you would see that those concerns you point out were attempted. Nobody is being fooled by this. Perhaps you don’t understand how corruption like this works. Obviously, we are saying that so far our investigation has turned up enough evidence to claim the whole system is in on it. The purpose of this report was to reach out to victims of these violations. The details of each will come in future reports. Thank you, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you or anyone you know has had their rights violated by public officials.
I’m currently going through a domestic violence case atm! They have no proof against me and this has been drug out since march! They threw my kids and I out of our home and basically told me I couldn’t alter change disconnect or in any way mess with anything that is in my name so getting a new place is almost impossible especially when it comes to turning anything on in my name..
My son is in this tangled web of corruption and has been incarcerated since December 2021! Overcharged is an understatement!!!! As I read this it is a mirror image of what he is going through in Defiance County!!!!
Look into Henry county, The sheriff and his deputies are a gang. They have destroyed so many lives with there lies and intimidation tactics they use. The prosecutor and judge’s are just as bad.
I have been severely overcharged in Defiance. When asking my lawyer to make a statement to the judge and file a motion he agreed. Then we get into court and when the judge asks if he has anything to say on behalf of his client he said “Your honor, I have done everything possible for this client and he just won’t listen to me. So I agree prison is the only option here.” I couldn’t believe he threw me under the bus after our talk prior to court. I mean, I guess I did since he was court appointed. But damn. Also, the same prosecutor that had to recuse himself from my original case is the same one that sat across from me and sent me to prison.. HOW!? Police have blatantly lied on paperwork and statements. It’s ridiculous what they get away with. Defiance is as corrupt as they get. Not saying there aren’t some good cops. But the majority are power hungry and always ready to arrest.
In my case Henry County Ohio Commissioners office conspired a plan to (quote from public records request) “TO GET PAY BACK AGAIN ——” (me). The Henry County Commissioners made up fraudulent loan documents and forged my signature. Then place a wrongful UCC1 lien on my business to stop the business from receiving loans or the sale of stock. The UCC1 lien was in place for more than 10 ten years stopping a 45 percent of the business stock for 900 million dollars signed contract!!!
if you want more information about this crime….let me know.
I have audio of corrupt activity, been had the sheriffs on FB live and the DPD corrupt activity on audio. 2 lawyers took my $ & judge well he’s a joke. The auditor. Some more good details there. I hope this is real and I hope that judge is taken off his high horse. That’s where things start changing. Right there. I’ve been waiting for a day like this. I hope and pray this is true.
Well this corruption includes any and nearly all police charges in association with myself. I was a victim so many times at my last rental. I was eventually evicted from there and wasn’t even late on rent and didn’t break my lease. Many times by the officers themselves, bulling, harassment, provoking, lying out wright, brutality. These extensive situations I don’t wish to elaborate on the details at this time. Lead to a mental-nervous breakdown last summer. In which extenuating circumstances, I was life lighted and hospitalized for a month and a half for physical injuries. Me It has and still continues. False allegations against me that were unsubstantiated back in October and dropped. Currently my “Domestic” I’m being charged please??? I hope this journalist researches (please contact me through email) and the validity of above claim and each and every one.
Indigent individuals need not be concerned. The targeted individuals are hard working middle class people who are willing and able to pay attorney fees and court costs, due to encouragement and false “negotiated deals” to quickly have the horrible and embarrassing experience to be over quickly and as painlessly to their family members. However. That is not the case. Promises were made. Negotiations through attorney/client, etc. Only to discover that the final decision is made by the residing judge. Why even bother to pay a defensive attorney $10,000. If the judge still gets the final say????
Really??? $10,000 for poor advice. However, it costs the state more for to prosecute and house an indigent individual . Just a thought…inasmuch your comment regarding Defiance County running a “for profit” law enforcement.
We are way over policed in Defiance and adding more constantly. Sheriffs Department, City Police, State Highway Patrol (all over inner city streets) and multiple other little niche units… It’s easy to find and say corruption when we have so many cops and nothing to do.. The crime isn’t really an issue in defiance, it’s the police “Creating Crimes” because they like everyone else here have nothing to do! I know multiple people with legitimate drug offenses multiple indictments relating drugs and has never done any serious jail time, and on the same hand I know another guy that was late on child support but a nuisance to the city sitting in prison for the next couple years.. It kind of seems like Defiance County needed police to police the police then it got out of hand. But I will say they are pretty persistent. I had a Warrant for Failure to Appear in traffic court, they went to my old address twice a day for 2 months
I reached out but haven’t gotten a response
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I hope these people get everything they deserve. Good luck getting all the evidence you need to knock them down from their high horses.
I grew up in Henry County. Y’all need to move to Paulding County where I’m at now. The cops are too busy partying to care what anyone else does. You can literally get away with murder here!… Not that I condone that activity.
Thanks, we are planning to move into the surrounding counties as well. It sounds like several murders have not been solved in that area.
I would like to speak u about this topic…..I think my story could alot of this too be very true! Google Mark Maney vs The State of Ohio that would be a start…..my alleged victim would also like to speak with u about the Bribes Defiance county tried to offer her for her assistant in a situation she nor I wanted!
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What if you took a plea,just because of financial problems,or health problems, with immediate family,and you new, they been corupt,and you know they could really hurt your family
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One of the sheriff’s that was investigating a not DV case against me in 2016 tried to say that my girlfriend at the time gave them a bunch of information about me being involved with the crime at hand. I already know how their game works so I didn’t play into it. Told them idk why she said what they was saying. They then asked me where they could find her so they could talk to her. I laughed and told them i thought they already talked to her so they should have her number then ask if I was free to go. Long story short, I now have 2 felonies because I happened to have a bag of catfood that had a matching barcode on a receipt and apparently a house got robbed the night before and a bag of cat food along with a bunch of groceries, 2 TVs, a ps3, crossbow, and some other miscellaneous items. I only know because I had to pay for everything. All that was found at my house was a bag of cat food. Idk if yall know this or not, but every bag of the same catfood in that shipment had the same barcode.
Henry county is bad as well. You should have heard my husband’s case from a few years ago, first charge ever and it was extremely petty charge… He ended up taking a plea deal just so he didn’t have to sit anymore because they had set his bail so ridiculously hour for a first time charge that we couldn’t afford it…. They judge wouldn’t even let people speak.
I just wanted to say this is something amazing for all the people who have been victimized by our law enforcement who is supposed to be here to protect us. This has been needing to happen for a LONG time! Good job guys!!
Hi! I could have sworn I’ve visited this website before but after looking at many of the posts I realized it’s new to me. Regardless, I’m certainly delighted I found it and I’ll be book-marking it and checking back regularly!
I was just stalked by a defiance pd . It retaliation from Williams county cheif Ruskey . I was followed and shadowed by Whitney Shalck but I got away from her somebody had her camp next to me then stalk me . Williams county is involved I need someone to help me look in to it it just happened
I know this is long, but please read.
My husband and I have been fighting a sex crime he was accused of since 2019. The investigating officer, Defiance county sheriff, came to our house the first time, and stood in our kitchen and told my husband, “The least he would be charged with is one GSI.” He already had him guilty before any so called “investigation”. The officer called a day later and asked my husband if he would take a polygraph test “to give the family closure?” My husband told him he would think about it and we ( my husband and I) decided to get legal advice. As soon as we did that, in Feb. 2020, he was indicted on 5 counts. There were multiple pre trials, even gave him a plea deal, that he refused. He did not do what he was accused of, so he couldn’t take a plea. The story is that he supposably touched a young girl (my grand daughter) through her clothing while sitting on his recliner (the arm of the recliner) playing a farming game. Finally we go to trial in Dec, 2021, (court blamed COVID for the delay, but other people went to court). Trial was scheduled for 2 days. The trial, itself was maybe 3 to 4 hours. The rest was the jury deliberating, (the rest of the first day and until around 2 pm the next day.) Out of the 5 counts the jury found him guilty of 3 and 2 not guilty. Over the months before trial, the “victim” changed her story and added things to it. Our voice (my husband and mine) were never heard. At sentencing, he got 3 years for each count ( 9 years). We had signatures and letters supporting my husband, and the judge scanned through them and said “Yea, they probably don’t know what you did and you might be that nice person when you aren’t out molesting children”. The sentence was consecutive, because of his past criminal record, which he does not have. (A divorce and foreclosure).
To both of us, we don’t understand how it got this far and all this happened, just for supposably touching through the clothing. That is like walking in a crowded isle in the store and rubbing on a person to get by.
There was no real investigation. It was a “she said/he said” case. No evidence, besides what she said, and evidently, they believed her.
We just don’t understand how a man can go to prison for that long for something like that. For hear say!
We lost our appeal. We are looking into other people, advocates that may be able to help.
I was born and raised in Defiance ,ohio and came from a business family!!! It’s all about money, yes I’ve been falsely accused,,,! But ,the people of Defiance, ohio need to vote those prosecutors out of office and report this misconduct to Supreme courts ,,law officers,,but it’s not going to ever happen,,,your court appointed lawerys work for the prosecutor,,,your law firms are all in the same lunch room ,,,if not where are these top notch so called lawerys,,will I will tell you !!! Their busy scamming other revenues!!! You Will never in history of Defiance, ohio due anything about the prosecutor, judge,and the curropt legal system of Defiance, ohio !! Don’t worry lawerys will say different,,only cause they need to make 75. Dollars hour from the courts, Show me actions where a prosecutor can be fired ,,,you can’t in the history of Defiance, ohio ,,, 51 years and still watching,,,the corruption of law officers, prosecutors, and lawerys,,,I will say sometimes judges overlook the prosecutors ,law officers,,misconduct and the judges try to make the right decision,,but it’s to late when they take everything you had a way ,, and then prosecutors laugh,law officers thinks it’s funny in till it happens to them,,,! I’ve watch prosecutor children become addicts ,officers lose their jobs from being curropt . Lawerys families being divorced, prosecutors, judges ,,,don’t worry tax payers,,of Defiance, ohio ,,you will either pay for this curropted people you keep voting in our ,you will move away from the corruption,,,Why do you thank alot of business move out of Defiance, ohio,?? One company pays a waterbill, and one doesn’t! Doesn’t take a educated lawery to explain that !