Tuesday, March 07, 2000
Dog warden makes plea in theft
BY SHEILA McLAUGHLIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — A Warren County dog warden accused of stealing $80 from the county's animal shelter pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor charge of theft, after originally being charged with a felony.
Rodney Brown faced up to a year in prison going into the hearing in Lebanon Municipal Court.
That was double the time he could now receive when Judge Mark Bogen sentences him in six weeks. Mr. Brown also now faces a $1,000 fine, compared with the $7,500 he could have been ordered to pay if convicted of a felony.
Mr. Brown, 43, of Deerfield Township, declined comment following the hearing. The plea came as Mr. Brown was scheduled for a hearing to determine whether the felony case should be sent to a grand jury for possible indictment.
A plea of no contest means Mr. Brown agrees with the facts of the case, but does not admit guilt.
Mr. Brown was arrested Feb. 16, after Mari Lee Schwarzwalder, executive director of the Humane Association of Warren County, re ported the theft to police on Feb. 9.
The county dog wardenand two deputy dog wardensshare office space at the animal shelter on Cook Road.
Mr. Brown, who worked for the county for 25 years and as dog warden since the 1980s, was placed on administrative leave after his arrest. He resigned Friday, according to Warren County Administrator Bob Price.
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