Contending that one of the investigators has a history of lying, the attorney for a Cincinnati barber accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her unborn child has filed a motion to suppress his client's statements to police.

        Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus denied an earlier request to withhold Tony Ringer's confession from jurors when the case heads to trial next month.

        However, in a second motion, filed Friday, Mr. Ringer's attorney, Kenneth Lawson, states that Hamilton County Sheriff's Detective Patrick Dilbert has lied in crimi nal investigations. As a result, Mr. Lawson contends, the detective is not a credible witness and should not be believed.

        The motion requests Judge Niehaus to reconsider his earlier ruling.

        Mr. Ringer, 31, faces two counts of aggravated murder. He is accused of shooting to death his former girlfriend, Cassandra Betts, 25, on Dec. 20 as the two talked inside Ms. Betts' car in Woodlawn.

        Ms. Betts, of Fairfield, was pregnant. Her fetus also died. According to court records, the Westwood man told police he accidentally shot Ms. Betts during an argument.

        In his initial request to Judge Niehaus, Mr. Ringer — who has pleaded not guilty — said his attorney at the time, Clyde Bennett II, told Detective Dilbert and a second detective that Mr. Ringer had invoked his right to remain silent.

        Investigators contended they did not agree to refrain from talking to Mr. Ringer and said they questioned him without Mr. Bennett present.

        Detective Dilbert is a defendant in a civil suit filed by Jerome Faulto, who alleges the detective made false statements while investigating him for public indecency.

        Mr. Faulto was acquitted of the charge.

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