State v. Fairbanks

Walsh, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Wayne A. Fairbanks, appeals his conviction from the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas for intimidation of a witness.

{¶ 2} Appellant was charged with two counts of R.C. 2921.04, “Intimidation,” after he was accused of brandishing a gun as he warned two individuals not to implicate him in the police investigation of a check-writing scheme.

{¶ 3} Douglas Bartram Jr. and his girlfriend, Jennifer Browning, were under investigation by law enforcement for allegedly writing checks on the bank account of a third person without that person’s permission.…