Ex-chief Who Called Criminals ‘mopes’ Convicted Of 4 Charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former small-town Ohio police chief who developed an outsize Facebook following for blunt, humorous commentary about the criminals he calls “mopes” found himself grouped with them Monday as he was convicted of four misdemeanors, including assault of a female officer who accused him of sexual harassment. “You’ve become the mope that you wrote about in your book,” Portage County Judge Laurie Pittman told David Oliver, who resigned as Brimfield Township’s chief a year ago after being suspended. Pausing before his responses, Oliver was visibly reluctant as he pleaded no contest to simple assault, unlawful restraint, attempted theft in office and unauthorized use of property.