5 Things About Active Shooter Case in Warren County

The Warren County man charged in the active shooter case that prompted a lengthy manhunt and lockdown of the Landen area of the county was expected to return to court today. The lawyers met, but no court hearing occurred.

Mohammed Laghaoui is charged with attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy and nine other charges alleging he also wounded his father and fired an assault rifle at a neighbor and into apartments in the complex in where he and his family lived.

He is scheduled for trial, beginning on March 27.

1. Laghaoui was born in Morocco, but grew up in Butler County and attended school in the Lakota school district. He was planning to leave the country in June when a domestic dispute at an apartment he shared with is father and brother sparked the incident. He is pursuing a not guilty by reason of insanity defense.

2. Investigators continue to search for the automatic rifle allegedly used in the June shootings. They found ammunition for an automatic rifle, a passport, multiple cell phones and other computers and electronic devices.

RELATED: Trial date set for accused shooter of Warren County deputy

3. Deputy Katie Barnes and his father, Abdessadek Laghaoui, were wounded and a neighbor testified that he was shot at after encountering Mohammed Laghaoui while walking around the complex. The father has since retained a lawyer to represent Laghaoui.

4. The neighbor, Jason Ratliff, has since been indicted in an unrelated theft case. He is being assessed for an intervention in lieu of conviction and scheduled to return to court on Jan. 31.

5. Judge Timothy Tepe now presides over the case. Tepe defeated Michael Gilb, appointed by Gov. John Kasich, and Magistrate Andrew Sievers in the November election.

Follow Larry Budd on Twitter

About the Author