Former Cincinnati City Council candidate arrested, alleged to have broken into congressional candidate's home
Former Cincinnati City Council candidate Kevin Farmer was arrested overnight.
Jail records indicate that Farmer, 39, was admitted to the Hamilton County Justice Center at 3:26 a.m. on Saturday on charges of burglary and violation of a restraining order.
Farmer was previously running for one of the nine at-large Cincinnati City Council seats, before confirming to WLWT shortly before his arrest that he would be dropping out of the race.
Farmer will still be appearing on the ballot, and was not endorsed by any party. Election Day is Nov. 4.
Farmer was arrested at the Westwood home of Rosemary Oglesby-Henry, a Republican candidate for Ohio's 1st Congressional District. The seat is currently held by incumbent Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman.
Prosecutors allege that Farmer smashed a garage window to get inside the home, and that Oglesby-Henry has video of the incident.
During his arraignment on Saturday morning, Farmer could be seen wearing a sweatshirt that read "God got me."
Oglesby-Henry was previously arrested in late September for aggravated menacing after allegedly pointing a gun at Farmer at her home.
Shortly after her arrest, Oglesby-Henry issued a statement, alleging that Farmer was "squatting" inside her home.
"While Mr. Farmer remains squatting in my home today, he used law enforcement to bring a false case against me and had me jailed without cause," said Oglesby-Henry at the time. "He is an abuser, and I will not back down. I will use the law, the right way, to protect women and to set my life back on track."
"I categorically deny this false allegation," she continued. "I have cooperated fully with law enforcement, including consenting to a search of my home. No firearm was recovered. We will address the facts in court where they belong."
Court documents indicate that Farmer had previously been charged with assault and domestic violence against Oglesby-Henry in July, though she later dropped the charges and obtained a protective order against him.
According to his campaign website, Farmer was running on a platform of government transparency, violence prevention, and giving more resources to underserved communities within the city before he dropped out.
WLWT has reached out to Farmer for comment on the arrest and charges against him.