State v. Korossy

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Steven Korossy, appeals the November 18, 2016 judgment of the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, convicting him of five counts of attempted unauthorized use of property, and sentencing him to a total of 150 days' incarceration, 75 days of which were suspended. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

I. Background

{¶ 2} Steven Korossy was employed as a police officer for the village of Put-In-Bay in Ottawa County, Ohio. On July 15, 2015, Korossy was indicted on 14 counts of unauthorized use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, a violation of R.C. 2913.04(D), a…