History lesson: Civil unrest in downtown Cincinnati was 20 years ago
On April 7, 2001, according to testimony in Hamilton County Municipal Court: Two off-duty Cincinnati Police officers working late-night security at the Warehouse bar, 1313 Vine St., spotted 19-year-old Timothy Thomas on the street. They knew he was wanted on 14 outstanding warrants, most were traffic offenses. Thomas recognized one of the officers and ran. “I’m chasing a Black man, about 6 feet tall, wearing a red bandana and an Indy 500 jacket," Officer David Damico radioed a dispatcher. A dozen officers joined the chase down streets and alleys. Officer Stephen Roach, driving south on R...