State v. West

In State v. West (Jan. 16, 1998), Montgomery App. No. 15406, 1998 Ohio App, the Court affirmed the defendant's conviction for a violation of R.C. 2917.31(A)(2), which likewise prohibits causing serious public inconvenience or alarm. The evidence showed that the defendant had called a psychologist and said that he intended to stay in his house until someone pulled him out feet first. The psychologist called police, who spoke by phone with the defendant, who told officers that he had a weapon and threatened to "take the officer out" with him. A SWAT team responded, local traffic was rerouted, and after eight hours, police shot gas into the house, entered the house and arrested the defendant. The evidence was sufficient to demonstrate that the Defendant's conduct caused serious public inconvenience or alarm.