State v. Rexrode

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Jacob C. Rexrode, appeals from the judgment entry of the Franklin County Municipal Court finding appellant guilty of violating a protection order pursuant to R.C. 2919.27(A)(2). Because we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, we dismiss it.

{¶ 2} On October 17, 2016, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations, issued, pursuant to R.C. 2903.214, an ex parte civil stalking protection order ("ex parte order") against appellant. The order specified, in pertinent part, that appellant not threaten or harass the petitioner and "not initiate or…