Southern Poverty Law Center7:14 PM, Feb 09, 2021COLUMBUS  — Ohio has the second-highest number of active extremist anti-government groups in the U.S., according to a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center Monday., which says the groups pose a threat to national security, identified 31 active anti-government groups in the state in 2020. The report identified 566 in all 50 states.The report also found close to 170 of the groups are militias. In Ohio, 17 anti-government groups were considered militias. News 5 spoke to two experts on violent political extremism who each...…Southern Poverty Law Center7:14 PM, Feb 09, 2021COLUMBUS  — Ohio has the second-highest number of active extremist anti-government groups in the U.S., according to a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center Monday., which says the groups pose a threat to national security, identified 31 active anti-government groups in the state in 2020. The report identified 566 in all 50 states.The report also found close to 170 of the groups are militias. In Ohio, 17 anti-government groups were considered militias. News 5 spoke to two experts on violent political extremism who each...WW…

'Was his noncompliance a death sentence?'His death was a mystery until Richland jail released the video10:30 PM, Feb 10, 2021MANSFIELD, Ohio — The family of Alexander Jose Rios, 28, wants answers about his death after a video released by the Richland County Jail shows five corrections officers punching, tasering, and stepping on his back while failing to notice when he is in medical distress. "It just seems like it doesn't matter to anybody," said Don Mould, Rios's stepfather. "It matters to us." "We think about him all the time," said Toni Mould, Rios's mother. "We don’t think he...…'Was his noncompliance a death sentence?'His death was a mystery until Richland jail released the video10:30 PM, Feb 10, 2021MANSFIELD, Ohio — The family of Alexander Jose Rios, 28, wants answers about his death after a video released by the Richland County Jail shows five corrections officers punching, tasering, and stepping on his back while failing to notice when he is in medical distress. "It just seems like it doesn't matter to anybody," said Don Mould, Rios's stepfather. "It matters to us." "We think about him all the time," said Toni Mould, Rios's mother. "We don’t think he...WW…

5:47 PM, Oct 08, 2020Two brothers. A judge. Decisions legal experts call "deeply troubling." Our exclusive News 5 investigation "Juvenile Injustice" reveals serious concerns about how the Geauga County Juvenile Court Judge punished two teenagers.CHARDON, Ohio — As Ohio jails released inmates over fears of the coronavirus this spring, Geauga County Juvenile Court Judge Timothy J. Grendell sent two teenage brothers, who hadn't been charged with any crimes, to spend the weekend incarcerated in the Portage County Juvenile Detention Center. Our exclusive News 5 investigation "Juvenile...…5:47 PM, Oct 08, 2020Two brothers. A judge. Decisions legal experts call "deeply troubling." Our exclusive News 5 investigation "Juvenile Injustice" reveals serious concerns about how the Geauga County Juvenile Court Judge punished two teenagers.CHARDON, Ohio — As Ohio jails released inmates over fears of the coronavirus this spring, Geauga County Juvenile Court Judge Timothy J. Grendell sent two teenage brothers, who hadn't been charged with any crimes, to spend the weekend incarcerated in the Portage County Juvenile Detention Center. Our exclusive News 5 investigation "Juvenile...WW…