Cincinnati police officer facing felony charges after bar fight Kevin Jones was on desk duty while the investigation was going on. The chief said he is now suspended without pay. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT FROM CINCINNATI'SWLWT,LEADING THE WAY.THIS IS THE WLWT NEWS 5 AT11:00.THIS IS A SERIOUS INDICTMENT.A CINCINNATI POLICE OFFICERIS FACING FELONY CHARGES FOR THESECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS.GOOD EVENING.JACKIE CONGEDOSPOKE WITHCINCINNATI'S TOP COP ABOUTACCUSATIONS PAST AND PRESENT.OF US ARE KEVIN JONES ISBEHIND BARS TONIGHT, AND AS YOUMENTIONED, IT IS NOT THE FIRSTTIME A CHARGE LANDED HIM HERE.WE ASKED THE SHEEP HOW THAT ISPOSSIBLE.OFFICER KEVIN JONES NOW HAS TWOMUGSHOTS AT THE HAMILTON COUNTYJUSTICE CENTER, TAKEN TWO YEARSAPART.IN 2012, HE WAS ACCUSED OFBEATING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND'SHEADAGAINST A BRICK WALL AT HERAPARTMENT AND KNOCKING HERUNCONSCIOUS.PAPERWORK ALLEGED THAT HEIDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS AN OFFICERTO GET IN AND THEN INSTALL HERCELL PHONE.-- AND THEN STOLE HER CELLPHONE.HE WAS FIRED, BUT THE CHARGESWERE DROPPED, SO HE WASREINSTATED.THAT WAS BEFORE MY TENURE ASCHIEF.I DO KNOW THAT HE DID HAVEARBITRATION ON THE AND WASBROUGHT BACK.SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS HAD THISISSUE AS WELL, WHICH IS VERYSERIOUS.SO WE HAS A LOT TO DEAL WITH.-- HE HAS A LOT TO DEAL WITH.TODAY, MORE CHARGES.TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.ALL STEMMING FROM AN INCIDENT ATTHE DYNASTY LOUNGE ON COLERAINAVENUE EARLIER THIS MONTH.IT IS VERY SERIOUS FOR HIMAND HIS FAMILY.AND IT IS A VERY SERIOUS THINGFOR US IS AN AGENCY.BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS TO ANYOFFICER EVERYWHERE AFFECTS USEVERYWHERE.AND SO POLICE OFFICERS NEED TOBE MINDFUL OF THAT ENDED WITHHIGHER STANDARD.-- AND LIVE IT TO A HIGHERSTANDARD.ACCORDING TO HIS DISCIPLINARYFILE HE TESTED POSITIVE FORBARBITURATES LAST YEAR.THANK YOU.

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