State of Ohio V. Hightower
CASE NUMBER: B1707132
CHARGE(S): Attempted Murder, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2923.02(A) with a five year gun specification (discharging firearm from a motor vehicle) and a three year gun specification; felonious assault, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2903.11(A)(1) with a five year gun specification and a three year gun specification, felonious assault, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2903.11(a)(2), with a five year gun specification and a three year gun specification; having weapons under disability, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2923.13(A)(3), a third degree felony; tampering with evidence, in violation of Ohio Revised Code 2921.12(A), a third degree felony.
POTENTIAL PUNISHMENT: 28 years in the Ohio Department of Corrections.
VENUE: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Cincinnati, Ohio
ALLEGATION: High profile case of state-wide and nationwide interest. Mr. Bennett's client was charged with a drive-by shooting in which a female employee of the famed "Nick Lachey Bar" in the Over Rhine was shot point blank in the face for no reason.
RESULT: Mr. Bennett's client plead guilty to one count of felonious assault with a three year specification and having weapons under disability. He was ordered to serve 8 years in the Ohio Department of Corrections with credit jail time served.
