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Title: | US OH: Lieutenant Governor's Son Arrested |
Published On: | 2000-11-01 |
Source: | Cincinnati Enquirer (OH) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 03:44:55 |
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S SON ARRESTED
ATHENS, Ohio -- A son of Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor was arrested and charged
with possession of cocaine, authorities said.
Alex Kipp, 21, of Akron had 0.7 grams of cocaine in a plastic bag in his
backpack, police said in a complaint filed in Athens County Municipal
Court. He was arrested Friday night during a traffic stop.
Mr. Kipp's attorney, Thomas Hodson, said the maximum penal ty on the charge
is a year in prison, but sentences are usually shorter than that. Mr.
Hodson said Mr. Kipp was released on a recognizance bond pending a
preliminary hearing Nov. 7.
Ms. O'Connor is a former Summit County prosecutor who also runs the Ohio
Department of Public Safety. "I love and support my son," she said in a
statement. "We will work through this together as a family."
ATHENS, Ohio -- A son of Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor was arrested and charged
with possession of cocaine, authorities said.
Alex Kipp, 21, of Akron had 0.7 grams of cocaine in a plastic bag in his
backpack, police said in a complaint filed in Athens County Municipal
Court. He was arrested Friday night during a traffic stop.
Mr. Kipp's attorney, Thomas Hodson, said the maximum penal ty on the charge
is a year in prison, but sentences are usually shorter than that. Mr.
Hodson said Mr. Kipp was released on a recognizance bond pending a
preliminary hearing Nov. 7.
Ms. O'Connor is a former Summit County prosecutor who also runs the Ohio
Department of Public Safety. "I love and support my son," she said in a
statement. "We will work through this together as a family."
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