State v. Grice

Cunningham, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Leon Grice, appeals his conviction, after a bench trial, for obstructing official business in violation of R.C. 2921.31(A).

{¶ 2} In the evening of December 23, 2007, several police officers from the Colerain Township Police Department responded to a report of “shots fired.” Their investigation led them to an apartment building on Jonrose Avenue, where a group of men had congregated on the front lawn. Some officers questioned the group, while others canvassed the area for evidence of a shooting. The officers found evidence that a gun had been fired…