FULL STORY: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-fraternal-order-of-police-launches-protect-ohio-police-initiative/530-18fff492-34c0-456e-b092-8ded575096cb The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police announced on Thursday a new initiative that leaders say will aim at holding judges, courts and politicians accountable. Jay McDonald, president of the Ohio FOP, launched the “Protect Ohio Police” initiative during a press conference. He said over the coming weeks and months, the initiative will lay out a legislative framework targeting local ordinances, state laws and expectation that prosecutors and judges will be tougher on violent suspects. “We’re going to call out when politicians take action – or fail to take action – in ways that put police at risk,” McDonald said. “Elected officials should stop protecting their public image and start protecting the men and women of law enforcement.” McDonald referenced three violent incidents involving law enforcement officers across Ohio. Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic incident. Two Mifflin Township police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop on the northeast side. Retired Hamilton County Deputy Ray Henderson Jr. was killed by a driver who authorities say intentionally ran him over. The suspect in the Mifflin Township shooting, 21-year-old Daveonte Dixon, has been previously charged in various incidents dating back to 2022. Records from Franklin County Court of Common Pleas state that Dixon pleaded guilty in 2024 to felony charges of aggravated burglary, unlawful possession of a dangerous ordinance and having weapons while under disability. The charges stemmed from an incident in 2023. As part of a plea agreement, he was put under community control for up to six months. Samuel Shamansky, a defense attorney in Columbus, spoke with 10TV Investigative Reporter Rochelle Alleyene in May. He said community control is used to rehabilitate people. He also called Dixon's re-offense a "rarity." "I'm guessing and gleaning from this record that this gentleman pled guilty and was put into a rehabilitation program, likely because he has a drug problem and was given a chance at community control which is supervision," he said. "(This) is way more effective than sticking somebody in prison and having them come out even harder than they are when they go in," Shamansky added. Regarding the judge who accepted the plea deal, Shamansky said their job is a difficult one. "We elect judges to make tough decisions every day and to those folks in the audience who think it's an easy job, they're wrong," he said. McDonald said he hopes that the initiative will hold politicians accountable for violent actions against police officers.