State v. Large

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Joshua T. Large, appeals the October 26, 2016 judgment of the Ottawa County Municipal Court denying his motion to dismiss for violation of his right to a speedy trial. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court judgment.

I. Background

{¶ 2} On May 29, 2014, Joshua Large was arrested after he swerved his vehicle toward four Port Clinton police officers-Officers Joshua Nelson, Nathan Edmonds, James Cipiti, and Ryan Yost-coming within several feet of hitting them. On May 30, 2014, he was charged in Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas case No. 1400526 A with…