charles harrell shot video of the arrest with his phone on february 6th and posted it on facebook. from there the case has gotten more and more bizarre. local 12's perry schaible joins us *live* with more on what's expected 3 this is the second time the case against charles harrell will be heard by a hamilton county judge. the first time ended with a mistrial after judge heather russell recused herself. today, all the charges will be heard by judge richard bernat, who is known for being tough. harrell is charged with obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, contempt of court and misdemeanor drug possession. all of those charges stem from the february incident, where harrell was allegedly jay walking while his cell phone was rolling. in court friday, harrell or someone with him, violated courthouse rules by taking a picture of officers and posting it on facebook. there were also some unpleasant comments made on the page about judge russell. harrell's defense attorney asked judge russell to recuse herself and she agreed. so today, they start fresh. harrell's attorney told local 12 h

this is the video of viral of charles harrell back in claims that a cincinnati police officer was following and harassing him. according to court records harrell was cited for a pedestrian violation, j walking. in a statement sgt. daniel hils says officer oysterman followed harrell and another man that was with him because he smelled the scent of burnt marijuana. he says they did find weed on harrell and he was charged for it. which was found in the court records. " sit your stuff down for me" " oh i don't have to sit my stuff down, here's my id. " don't reach around" " im getting my id" don't bleep touch me, why are you touching me. i can get my id out of my pocket." im not asking you to reaching for id." gpx sgt. hils says quote "officer osterman did absolutely nothing wrong. he should be commended for staying very professional while mr. harrell became "more video" you're violating my you're violating everything." "he has every right to film it, but from what i'm observing from the film. it wanted a confrontation with the police officer. he did not reply to police officers legitimate requ

charles harrell made a court appearance today and he was in no mood to talk. 4charles "ya'll please get the cameras out of my face please." harrell faces several charges including drug possession and jaywalking from this incident which happened feb 6th in over-the-rhine... but was posted on harrell's facebook page on march first. but he was in court this morning for allegedly taking pictures of police officers inside a posted bond and 1nat "freedom...freedom officer baron osterman racially profiled him... later he spoke to 2charles "he waited for me to come out the store. no he waited. he rode past the store first, seen me at the cappuccino table through the alley, came back around, waited for me to come out. he just waited. and soon as i was walking past, me and a partner of mine were walking past. he came out and started following us." 1video "cincinnati, ohio. can't go buy a cappuccino downtown. you're going to get harrassed. 1charles work meeting actually because i do demolition. contracts downtown. i was on my way to a work meeting." 2nat of scuffle.. officer cecil thomas told fox1

harrell tried to cross take a look. cop: put your stuff on the ground. charles: no i don't have to. you are violating my constitutional rights. cop: put your stuff on the ground now. i'm not going to say it again. charles: you are are violating my constitutional rights. cop: put your hands behind your back. charles: you are are violating my constitutional rights. cop: put your hands behind your back. charles: you are are violating my constitutional rights. you are violating my human rights. you are violating everything. please record this, bro (talking to someone off camera) camera) the officer in that video is baron osterman, according to court records. harrell was given a ticket for a pedestrian violation, or "jaywalking." harrell was also charged with obstructing offical business and drug possession because police said they found a small amount of marijuana on him. cpd have not said how long their internal investigation will take. 9 on your side was there in butler county's juvenile court this week ... when a 14 year old accused of opening fire in his school's cafeteria denied ch

the video we're going to show you was recorded by charles harrell on his cell phone. it begins with harrell walking down the street and you can see an officer on a bike following slowly behind. (take sot)charles: walking down street, get me a cappuccino. this is what we have to go through in cincinnati: harassment. just asked me "do i have a problem?" cop: sir, i'm going to need you to stop right there. stop right there. charles: what's your problem? cop: you were crossing against the light.charles: it's says walk. cop: it says walk now. it turned walk after i stopped you. charles: sir you were scaring me, sir. i don't know why you're following me, anyway. you followed me all the way down the street. just so you can get -cop: set your stuff down for me. charles: i don't have to set my stuff down. here's my id. cop: don't reach around. charles: i'm getting my idcop: don't reach around!charles: don't f***** touch me. why are you touching me? i can get my id out of my pocket. cop: i'm not asking you to reach for anything. keep your hands out where i can see them. charles

be unfairly targeted by police is due back in court today...there's a pre- trial hearing for charles harrell at nine this morning. harrell recorded video of a cincinnati police officer arresting him for allegedly jaywalking in over-the-rhine last month.the video has since gone viral.the officer claims he smelled marijuana on harrell, and did find pot on him.harrell pleaded guilty, then withdrew the plea, and a mistrial was declared.the charges are now awaiting a new judge.harrell is also planning to sue the city and the police department. 3 time/temp ...in more local news ...it's xavier game day... the fifth- ranked muskies open postseason play tonight in the big east quarter final and madison square garden...xavier takes on marquette.. after the golden eagles held off st. john's last night..x-u coach for second all time with the muskies... and he's on the verge of leading xavier to its 6th n-c- double-a appearance in his seven years. 3 time/temp ...things are moving forward with a student slapping case ...we'll tell you what's happening with the two school police officers involved.plus ...a

and against by an officer. lanier joins us live outside the charles harrell jaywalking and drug charges... yes he is still here... after spending part of his day in front of a judge.. a judge who decided to remove herself from the case. video nats it's video that's been viewed more than 7-hundred thousand times on by this man.. who says a cincinnati police him for no reason... even though he wound up in jail after police say the officer smelled burnt marijuana.. and then found it on him. court nats today he got his day in court to argue his side of the story.. but that never happened... will oswall: "your honor at this time, we move for you to recuse yourself. we think there's an appearance of impropriety." judge heather russell says she can't hear this case.. because of a comment made on harrell's facebook page... about saw. specific video and photos on his facebook page.. of officers inside the courtroom.. which is illegal. harrell's fighting that charge also. will oswall: "they got to prove that he took that photo." meantime... now there will be a new judge to decide harrell's fate f

charles harrell recording himself just before officers would cite him for among other things jaywalking. we wanted to know how many people have actually gotten tickets for this. but first, video. people tell us they are less likely now to jaywalk. even kids are telling their parents to use the crosswalk because it could cost you money as it did tommy wager who was hit by a car while jaywalking i acutally ended up getting sued for thousands of dollars over the emotional damage to the driver cause she couldn't get in the car and drive nornally without having an anxiety attack cincicnnati police sent us some numbers. and over the past two years they have written 710 pedrestrian citations. 43 of the violators were under 18 with the youngest being 12. 12th street had the most citations with 91 while vine came in second with 83. but not everyone agrees with the tickets i'd say there are more important things that out police officers should be focused on then try to cite someone for walking accros the street so here's how it works. a laweyer tells fox 19 now that cincinnati's code does not req

the person filming is charles harrell..in the video he's being stopped for jaywalking by officer baron osterman. we will play a portion of that video for you now... "my phone is still recording.." now, court for j walking, and possession of marijuana. the fraternal order of police president sargeant daniel hils says officer osterman followed harrell and another man that was with him because he smelled the scent of burnt marijuana. sgt. hils continued saying quote "officer osterman did absolutely nothing wrong. he should be commended for staying very professional while mr. harrell became very belligerent." now, we also reached out to our legal analyst mike allen about this situation... here's what he had to say... "he has every right to film it, but from what i'm observing from the film. it looked like we wanted a confrontation with the police officer. he did not reply to police officers legitimate request and he elevated his voice" police chief eliot isaac also released a statement saying in part... we take all citizen concerns and complaints seriously. as such, the incident is under i

we showed the cell phone video recorded by charles harrell to former cincinncati cop now state senator cecil thomas. in the video you see harrell being jaywalking. thomas question is whether the initial stop for jaywalking was the police union tells fox 19 that the officer followed harrell because he smelled the sent of burnt marijauna. thats not illegal to walk down the street smelling like marijiana. its not illegal to smell like alcohol thomas told me the officer was wrongfully stoping him, which thomas feels may the officer gave commands hands behind back harrell had to comply even if its an illegal stop. you have to comply you're not allowed to resist put your stuff down for me. oh i don;'t have to put my stuff down here's my id thomas said in his opionon harrell did not have to put his stuff down as long as he was getting his id. the police union tells fox 19 now quote officer osterman did absoulty nothing wrong. he should be commended for staying professional. while mr harrell became very beliigerant, for the record, cincinnati code the light at the cross walk to give you the go

charles harrell posted the clip on facebook... showing an incident that month. harrell claims that an officer was following him in o- t-r... that's when officers confronted him and arrested him for a jay-walking. responded by saying that they've investigation into the arrest.. and are taking a citizens you decide 2016 dan 2shot desk today, the bluegrass state is making political history... kentucky is holding it's first ever republican caucus. our fox19 now's shawn lanier has everything you need to know this morning shawn live shawn vo republicans registered by december 31, 2015 last night was the opening round of basketball ncaa tournament. that's right...thomas more defended its coming up next in danneman and jeremy rauch have a breakdown of the game. molly: " welcome to (vo) new tidy cats lightweight 4-in-1 fights mess right. attacks three strong litter box odors, plus locks clumps tight. ... and now it's light. every home, every cat. there's a tidy cats for that. this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it sinc

judge heather herself from the case of charles harrell today. this comes after a on harrell's she saw. arrested in over- month... and filmed with a cop. targeted him for no reason. smelled marijuana... it on him. officer: set your things harrell: i don't have to sit my stuff down. officer: don't reach around. harrell: i'm getting my id, man. don't touch me. why are you touching me? i can get my id out of my pocket. officer: i'm not asking you to reach for anything. keep your hands where i can see them. harrell: i don't have to sit my things on the ground." you can see that whole video for yourself at fox19 now dot com. harrell's video has been seen 7- hundred thousand times on facebook. he was arrested for jaywalking... and drug possession. weather now bodak chroma key high pressure is delivering beautiful weather to the tri-state! these mild temperatures will continue for the next several days. however, our next chance of wet weather will return tomorrow. a slow-moving system will deliver persistent moisture to the region that will last through

charles harrell posted this clip to facebook, showing an incident that happened last month. harrell claims that an officer was following him, and then confronted him. he was arrested for jay walking. since the video's release... c-p-d has responded by saying that they've launched an investigation into the incident... and are taking a citizen complaint from harrell. he will be in court at 1 o'clock. a big test for republican presidential hopefuls today... in what's being called super tuesday number 2. hawaii holds is g- o-p caucus... republicans will also head to the polls for primaries and mississippi... republicans will be competing for 150 delegates. democratic primaries will be held in michigan and mississippi... with a total of 166 delegates up for grabs. hillary clinton has a strong lead in both of those states.. with one week to go until ohio's primary... hamilton county election officials say poll workers are still needed. dblbx our jordan vilines joins us live from the board of elections office with the details on how you could make some quick cash.. live according t

because one point two million people have.that's how many hits charles "chris" harrell's video has on youtube and facebook this morning.we showed you friday -harrell started shooting video when he says a cincinnati police officer started to harrass him in over the rhine.the story is now all over national media. this video - from february - also launched an internal police investigation ..the officer baron osterman started following harrell after crossed on a "don't walk" sign..he got a ticket for jaywalking ...and was also charged with possession of marijuana.harrell beleives his treatment was inapporpriate ... f-o-p president sergeant dan hils tells 9 on your side he didn't see anything the officer did wrong. see the full video ... and read more about the backgrounds of the officer and harrell - on wcpo.com. a difference in opinions in the queen city when it comes to the success and failure of "uber". "uber". a spokesperson for the rideshare company says they're growing in cincinnati...but some tri-state uber drivers disagree.many say it's because they're making less monday... anothe

that's how many times this video has been seen as of this morning ...we showed you friday that charles "chris" harrell" started shooting video when he says a cincinnati police officer started to harrass him in over the rhine.the story is now all over national media. this video - from february - also launched an internal police investigation ..the fraternal order of police says officer baron osterman started following harrell after crossed on a "don't walk" sign..he got a ticket for jaywalking ...and was also charged with possession of marijuana.harrell beleives his treatment was inapporpriate ... hils tells 9 on your side - "i didn't see anything that the officer did that was wrong." watch the video in full.. and read more about the backgrounds of the officer and harrell - on wcpo.com. 25 million dollars in loans is being pledged to help solve the water crisis in flint michigan. michigan.a union pension fund is the source of the money. flint's mayor karen weaver made the announcement last night.she said the union labor life insurance company will provide low-cost loans for replacing lead water pipes.