Arrest warrant in Indian Hill real estate case

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for the defendant in the Indian Hill real estate case after she cut off her electronic monitoring device, according to Hamilton County Municipal Court records.

Crysta Pleatman was ordered to wear the monitoring device last week after being accused of violating Judge Fanon Rucker's order not to contact parties involved in the case or post on social media about the case.

Pleatman removed the electronic monitoring device on Sunday, according to the documents. Afterwards, she was contacted by staff from the county's Electronic Monitoring Unit and refused to report to the office.

"No! I'm like Rosa Parks today," Pleatman said, according to the documents. "I'm not wearing that bracelet for tweeting."

Pleatman was also supposed to report to the office on Monday, but failed to do so, according to the documents.

Pleatman's lawyers could not be reached for comment Monday night.

The case began nearly two years ago after Pleatman and her husband backed out of a contract to buy a $1.2 million home in Indian Hill. She says she and her husband got cold feet because they found out a man convicted of attempted murder a decade earlier was living next door.

Grant Troja, the homeowner and a businessman whose company owns over 60 Arby’s franchises, filed a civil suit against Pleatman and her husband in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court for breach of contract.

While the civil case was still going on, Pleatman was accused of continuing to contact parties in the case against a judge's orders. The state of Ohio filed a separate criminal case and charged her with telecommunications harassment, a first-degree misdemeanor.

Pleatman was supposed to wear the device until Nov. 3. The criminal portion of the Indian Hill real estate case is scheduled to go a jury on Nov. 4.