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Lincoln Heights council asks sheriff, prosecutor to review Feb. 7 incidents and report findings
Summary
Council advanced an emergency resolution directing the village manager to request the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and prosecutor review evidence from Feb. 7, 2025 incidents in Lincoln Heights and report citations or charges; councilmembers said they have not received an official report to date and sought clarity on who will deliver findings.
Lincoln Heights Village council on Oct. 14 reviewed a second reading of Resolution 2025 R88, a measure directing the village manager to request that the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the county prosecutor review evidence related to incidents in Lincoln Heights on Feb. 7, 2025 and to issue any applicable citations or charges.
Councilmembers repeatedly asked who would provide the findings once the review is complete — whether the sheriff’s office (Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey was named in discussion) or the county prosecutor’s office — and whether existing independent reports had already been shared with the council. Village staff said an independent investigation and report submitted to the prosecutor on June 11, 2025 exists, but that the council had not received an official copy as a report to the body.
A councilmember pressed staff to ensure that video evidence submitted by the sheriff and any resident-submitted material be consolidated and furnished to the village manager, and asked whether key witnesses, including a resident identified as Mr. Ruffin, had been interviewed. Village staff said that if the resolution passes, the village manager will initiate contact with Sheriff McGuffey to obtain the report and next steps.
Supporters of the measure said they wanted the council formally informed so it could assess whether residents’ rights were violated and whether any accountability — including citations or charges — was appropriate. One council member said the measure “deserves attention and deserves to pass so that we can get information regarding that incident back to this body.”
Council did not record a final action on other items tied to this agenda line beyond the discussion and the stated next step: staff contact the sheriff and coordinate with the prosecutor’s office to gather and present findings to council. The council requested that any future report to the body explicitly state which evidence was reviewed and which interviews were conducted.
