Hamilton County prosecutor to announce whether charges will be filed on Feb. 7 neo-Nazis
Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich is releasing her office's review of whether there were any prosecutable offenses during a neo-Nazi demonstration on the border of Evendale and Lincoln Heights Feb. 7.
Pillich will release the report today, June 12, at 3 p.m.
The report comes just weeks after Evendale, whose officers largely responded to the demonstration on an Interstate 75 overpass, released a report from an independent firm that reviewed its department's actions.
Evendale's report largely backed the police's response to the demonstration, much to the ire of the neighboring historically-Black community of Lincoln Heights. It also generally supported what Evendale police and Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey have said since the demonstration: The demonstrators were exercising their free speech and acting within the bounds of the law.
Still, the firm recommended Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich review the actions of the demonstrators for possible charges. Pillich said in February that an internal task force of attorneys was reviewing the incident.
Now, Pillich is releasing the report from that internal task force at 3 p.m. The Enquirer will update this story with more information after its release.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Prosecutor Connie Pillich releasing Lincoln Heights neo-Nazi report
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