I have spent most the evening searching through the threads reading everything about "2903.21 (M1) - AGGRAVATED MENACING" and "2917.11A M4-DISORDERLY CONDUCT" but I am not totally sure of the answer, or even what to ask the lawyer and Sheriff.
Here is the background:
Two guys came to my home under the guise of carpet cleaners. They tried to force their way in my home, by taking the screen door out of the hands of my son and trying to step into the home shortly after I left for work. My son refused, told them to leave, shut the main door, but they came to the door one additional time and then sat in our driveway for about ten minutes before leaving. My wife called me on the phone, I turned around, and headed home. When I arrived they were gone, driving back to work I seen the van parked in the gas station where I stopped to tell them to stay away. They got very nervous, arguing they not there (later they admitted to being at my home), and looked VERY shady. At which point I did raise my voice and yell at them to stay the hell away form my home, but I never threaten to kill them as they claimed. I was raked over the coals by the sheriff who failed to do a proper investigation and lacked witness statements which would have backed my story up. Understanding the fact I should have just continued driving, and hind sight always being 20/20, there was additional reasons I'm not going into on here that led to my choice to stop. Good or bad I admitted to screaming at them in the gas station, but denied ever threatening them.
I am a big supporter of law enforcement at all levels, and have a number of friends and associates in law enforcement. It was this one sheriff who rushed to judgement and failed to do a proper investigation, aided by my big mouth.
Needless to say, I was originally charged with "2903.21 (M1) - AGGRAVATED MENACING". I got a very good attorney and provided him the research I conducted on these two "carpet cleaners" making the claims, as well as the failures of the sheriff with investigation. I also provide character references (who called the prosector directly) with my background. When presented with all this information the prosector dropped the charges to "2917.11A M4-DISORDERLY CONDUCT". No subsections were or are listed in the court records. The day it was finished, May 2016, I paid all fines and the case was finished.
All officers; friends, associates, and even a couple who don't know me, said this should have never been "2903.21 (M1) - AGGRAVATED MENACING" to begin with, but under Ohio law it does fall under a Disorderly Conduct, in the general sense.
No weapons were involved, nor were any of my weapons removed from my home.
My CCW was suspended shortly after the original charge, as one would expect. However it expired while the case was pending. After the case was finished, I called the sheriff to request my license back and they said to complete a "Renewal" form and process, then wait for the results.
Couple things I have questions about...
(I will be contacting my attorney but I want to make sure I understand what I am talking about)
Does this prevent my from owning and purchasing firearms?
I have the typical concerns about questions 9 and 10, which is where I'm confused. All threads here discuss "2917.11A M4-DISORDERLY CONDUCT" as it relates to Domestic Violence, which in this case it wasn't. I assume since the original charge was related to violence I have to answer "Yes" to them both questions.
- Is this correct?
Does this prevent me from getting my CCW back all together?
Are there other items and details I should be aware of prior to submitting my application?
Is there anything I should be aware of before purchasing any additional firearms?