![]() ![]() “The spirit and intent of the zoning resolution is not to allow this type of variance, but since this will not change the character of the area, the staff will recommend approval with the following conditions: The fence will need to be eight foot tall and the good side facing the residential properties. The applicant is seeking a variance, said applicant shall be required to establish to the board, proof by a preponderance of the evidence that an unnecessary hardship will prevail unless the variance is granted. This area is residential and commercial in character. ![]() “The property is zoned B-2 Community Business District. The dash cam case is set for trial in federal court in January.The meeting minutes also state: “The request is to have more than 10 percent parking in the front yard, waive the landscaping requirement, front yard setback variance, reduce the number of parking spaces required, and waive setbacks requirement on parking lots. The Butler County Sheriff's Office isn't commenting about Hatfield citing the pending litigation. However, when it was played in court more than six minutes were missing from it. He had a dash camera and kept the tapes, he testified, in his basement. In fact, it wasn’t until Gray’s trial for OVI that Brockman produced a dash cam tape. Those claims were false, the federal lawsuit says. Hatfield, Brockman and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office all denied there was ever a dash cam recording. Gray requested any video recorded that night. After the initial stop, Corporal Mike Brockman arrived on scene, the suit says. The lawsuit says both Gray and Ebbing dispute that account and say Hatfield went up to the passenger side of the car first and immediately began dragging Ebbing out. Hatfield said Ebbing wouldn’t produce his ID and resisted Hatfield’s attempts to get him out of the car, according to the suit. Hatfield says he then noticed Gray’s passenger, Ebbing, not wearing his seatbelt. The night of the traffic stop, Hatfield claims he walked up to Gray, who had rolled down his window and smelled the strong odor of alcohol coming from the car, according to the federal lawsuit. Gmoser has accused Hatfield of adding extra charges against suspects in order to make more overtime for his court appearances. Hatfield claimed that Gray had made an irregular turn on State Route 128 near Hamilton and was later swerving inside his lane of travel.ĭeputy Hatfield is the same deputy Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser called “rogue” in a letter to Jones. In that case, Hatfield pulled over Kevin Gray and Christopher Ebbing on Dec. 12, 2014. Sheriff Richard Jones is also named in that suit. The document recently obtained by WCPO comes after Hatfield and now retired deputy Mike Brockman are being sued in a separate case for withholding and tampering with evidence. “Continued conduct of this nature cannot and will not be tolerated by this Office and further violations may be cause for more severe action against you up to and including termination,” wrote Sons. In the reprimand Sons told Hatfield what the potential consequences were for violating policy like this again. "I explained to him that discarding illegal narcotics alongside the roadway is a violation of policy and he understood," wrote Sons. "He stated there were no other deputies present when he discarded the contraband and explained that the amount in the bag wasn't worth the minor misdemeanor charges that could be filed so he elected not to file charges for the contraband," continued Sons. "I asked him what he did with the bag and (he) stated he emptied it along side the roadway while on River Road," wrote Sons. In a report to his superiors Sons explained what Hatfield told him. John Sons, since promoted to captain, continued, “You discarded the contraband yourself.” You failed to report the contraband and did not submit it to the property room for destruction,” the reprimand states. Van Skaik relinquished a plastic bag containing green vegetation that he stated was marijuana. He pulled over and arrested Robert Van Skaik on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Hatfield violated the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Rules of Conduct because he did not turn the marijuana over into evidence, the reprimand said. On Sept. 7, 2013, Deputy Jasen Hatfield made a traffic stop in Fairfield, according to the reprimand. BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio - A Butler County deputy facing a federal lawsuit in connection with withholding and tampering with evidence received a formal reprimand, more than a year prior, for improperly disposing of evidence. ![]()
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