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Ohio preacher avoids jail in road rage case

Filed by Associated Press September 5th, 2008 in Top Stories.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won’t be going to jail.

A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing. Howell can’t possess any weapons while on probation and must give up his concealed weapon permit.

The judge said most gun threat cases lead to jail but Howell would be spared because the minister has prostate cancer and glaucoma.

Howell was driving to First Commandment Church of the Living God in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood in June when another driver cut him off. The cars chased each other, and the other motorist said Howell threatened to shoot her and called her names.

 


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5 Responses to “Ohio preacher avoids jail in road rage case”

  1. Loving Life says:
    September 5, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    Guess he didn’t know he could stab her and only get six months!

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  2. Alicia says:
    September 5, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    So if you’re sick, then you don’t have to pay the consequences?????

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  3. cbr900 says:
    September 5, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    wonder how many alter boys he played butt pirate with too

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  4. JSalvatore says:
    September 5, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    lol….CBR90….. he was a preacher not a priest… they chase the girls…

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  5. Jim smith says:
    September 5, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    First Commandment Church of the Living God

    are you kidding me?

    He was probably driving a Cadillac that his stupid ass congregation bought him.

    Hope this preacher rots in hell

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