Friday, October 01, 1999
More getting splattered in Ludlow mudslinging
Councilman's warrant just latest debacle
BY JANE PRENDERGAST
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LUDLOW — The angry councilman who just last week blasted Ludlow's mayor for allegedly not following laws now finds himself accused of the very same thing.
This is what the political climate has come to in this little city: If you have a skeleton in your closet, somebody will find it.
Ron Wofford was cited in Cincinnati in December 1988 for minor misdemeanor drug abuse.
Mr. Wofford said Thursday night he learned of the 11-year-old case Wednesday from Police Chief Tom Collins.
“I am going to look into this and I will resolve it,” he said.
Mr. Wofford's situation throws gasoline on the already raging fire of issues in this riverside community, population 4,500:
• The fire department is the subject of a grand jury investigation.
• The water system is expected to lose $80,000 this year in part because the city isn't exactly sure which bills have been paid.
• Council still hasn't finalized a severance deal with their former city administrator who has already been off the job for months.
• The city is operating without a budget.
Mr. Wofford, now 34, was charged with knowingly possessing less than 100 grams of marijuana. He was supposed to appear in court in December 1988, but apparently did not show up. That's when the warrant was issued.
Because the charge is a misdemeanor, Mr. Wofford likely would not be arrested on it unless he happened to be stopped in Hamilton County by a police officer who checked his name through the records system. That's why Chief Collins said he does not plan to take any action.
The chief said he advised Mr. Wofford to call the Hamilton County clerk of courts' office to get the matter resolved.
Mayor Tom Stacy, whom Mr. Wofford has vowed publicly to try to oust, called the matter unfortunate.
“He said he planned to embarrass me,” the mayor said. “I just didn't know this would be how.”
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