Lucas County Sheriff Reopens Animal Cruelty Investigation Involving Former Ohio House Candidate

The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office is reopening an investigation into animal cruelty allegations involving Zach Hall, a former Libertarian candidate for the Ohio House.

Ohio News Network’s Angela An reports that Hall withdrew from the race in late October after an 11-year-old video resurfaced that appeared to show him mistreating a cat. Hall previously served as treasurer and central committee chair of the Libertarian Party of Ohio.

Sheriff Mike Navarre released a June 2020 Sylvania Township police report documenting an earlier complaint of possible animal abuse. Township police closed the case without making an arrest and referred it to the sheriff’s office. The report does not say whether the sheriff’s office took any action at the time.