City of Cleveland v. Jones

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Blanchard E. Jones, Jr., appeals the trial court's decision denying his motion to suppress and his subsequent conviction for failure to inform, in violation of R.C. 2923.12(B)(1). For the reasons that follow, we vacate his conviction.

{¶ 2} In March 2017, Jones was charged with failure to inform, using a weapon while intoxicated, and obstructing official business. The charges stemmed from an encounter with police in the early morning hours of March 18, 2017 outside the Hilton hotel in downtown Cleveland.

{¶ 3} Jones filed a motion to suppress…