Letter to Ohio Governor DeWine requesting an investigation of the failures of Ohio’s post-release control program August 6, 2025
A violent felon on post-release control (parole) has been charged with the murder of Patrick Heringer in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati. Patrick’s murder has exposed serious gaps in the post-release control program. The accused was released from prison in January 2025, cut off his GPS ankle monitor in February 2025, and remained a fugitive for four months prior to Patrick’s murder on June 4, 2025.
The post-release control program needs to be reformed. My letter requests that the Governor undertake an independent oversight investigation of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, the Adult Parole Authority and the Cincinnati Police Department to establish the facts about the failures of these state and local public safety agencies.
Note: I originnaly wrote to Attorney General Yost. His office recommended I send my letter to Governor DeWine noting that the Governor has broader authorities over the administrative offices of the state government. So., that is what I did.
