Monday, April 26, 1999
Man accused of harassing prosecutor
Lebanon police say he also resisted arrest
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — Larry Roten, wanted by authorities since Jan. 25 when he was indicted by a Warren County grand jury on three felony and two misdemeanor charges, was arrested Sunday at a local nursing home.
Lebanon police officers arrested Mr. Roten Sunday afternoon when he attempted to visit his father, who is a patient at the nursing home.
Mr. Roten, a 48-year-old Warren County resident, was indicted on two felony counts of intimidation, one felony count of using a sham in the legal process and two misdemeanor counts of using a sham in the legal process.
If convicted, Mr. Roten faces up to 111/2 years in prison. He is accused of threatening to file a $5 million lien against Warren County Prosecutor Tim Oliver in a custody dispute over Mr. Roten's 90-year-old father.
The controversy is rooted in a Warren County probate's judge decision last year to place Mr. Roten's father in a nursing home. The order removed Mr. Roten as guardian.
Ohio's “sham” law is aimed at stopping “common law” actions that clogged state courts after the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The sheriff's department said Mr. Roten also faces charges from Lebanon police for resisting arrest Sunday afternoon.
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