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Analysis: Deters Campaign Finds A Curious Fan In Former Bengal Adam 'Pacman' Jones

By • Oct 7, 2020
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Frank Victores / AP

In January 2017, then-Bengal Adam "Pacman" Jones, a professional football player with a long history of brushes with the law, was arrested by Cincinnati Police in a melee at the Millennial Hotel downtown and charged with three misdemeanors and one felony count, for spitting on a nurse at the Hamilton County Justice Center.

Incumbent Joe Deters Faces Fanon Rucker In Race For Prosecutor

By • Oct 7, 2020
AP / TANA WEINGARTNER, WVXU

This November, Hamilton County Republicans have their sights set on one race far above all others: getting incumbent Joe Deters re-elected prosecutor. He faces a candidate he has run against for the seat once before, former Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Fanon Rucker.

Race Could Be Key Issue In Deters-Rucker Fight For Prosecutor's Office

By Nick Robertson • Oct 5, 2020
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AP / Tana Weingartner, WVXU

Updated: Tuesday, 11:50 a.m.

After former municipal judge Fanon Rucker won the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor, all eyes moved to Republican Joe Deters, the 22-year incumbent he will face in November.

Fanon Rucker Set To Take On Joe Deters For Hamilton County Prosecutor In November

By Ambriehl Crutchfield & • Apr 29, 2020
Tana Weingartner / WVXU

With nearly 69% of the vote, Democratic candidate Fanon Rucker defeated his Democratic challenger Tuesday, setting up a high-profile fight against Hamilton County's Republican Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters in November.

It is a battle for one of the last corners of county government still in the control of the GOP in an increasingly Democratic county.

Candidates For Hamilton County Prosecutor Talk About Upcoming Election

By • Apr 16, 2020
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Rucker, Tana Weingartner, WVXU / Davis, courtesy of the candidate

The coronavirus pandemic postponed Ohio's March 17 primary. The state has switched to voting by mail for most - with a few exceptions - with a deadline of April 28. Local campaigns have been thrown a major curveball by the delay. In the run-up to the new primary date, we are checking in with the candidates to see how they have been campaigning and reaching out to the community in this time of unprecedented crisis.

2020 Primary: Fanon Rucker And Gabe Davis Vying To Unseat Hamilton County Prosecutor

By & Ambriehl Crutchfield • Mar 11, 2020
TANA WEINGARTNER, WVXU/JOHN MINCHILLO, AP/FACEBOOK

Two Democratic candidates are looking to unseat Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters in the fall. Former federal prosecutor Gabe Davis announced his candidacy in June and former Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Fanon Rucker joined the race in October.

Commentary: Who Is Best Able To Take Out Joe Deters?

By • Oct 15, 2019
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Tana Weingartner, WVXU/John Minchillo, AP/Facebook

Don't you hate it when somebody butts in line at the grocery check-out line, or when lots of people are queued up to get into a concert or a movie?

I do. And I don't hesitate to tell the line-crashers about it.

Judge Fanon Rucker Enters Hamilton County Prosecutor's Race

By • Oct 14, 2019
Tana Weingartner / WVXU

Calling it with a laugh "the worst kept secret in the county's political history," Judge Fanon Rucker is officially launching his bid to be Hamilton County's next prosecutor.