(4-5-25) The Celina Police Department arrested today Braeden Reiff (24) on a 4th degree misdemeanor of disorderly conduct (fighting or threatening).

NOTE: The Mercer County Adult Detention Center presently has 61 inmates housed.

What is considered disorderly conduct in Ohio?

Examples of disorderly conduct (also called “disturbing the peace”) include making verbal threats, fighting in public, interrupting gatherings, and being drunk and disorderly in public. Ohio also has laws against rioting, obstructing emergency services, and making false alarms.

Disorderly conduct is a minor misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $150. However, the crime becomes a misdemeanor in the fourth degree, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $250, in the following instances:

  • the defendant continues the conduct after being asked or warned to stop
  • the conduct occurs at or near a school or in an emergency room, or
  • the conduct occurs in the presence of a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, medical personnel, or any person responding to an emergency.

A person convicted of a fourth or subsequent drunk-and-disorderly offense also faces a misdemeanor in the fourth degree.

Reiff is being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Center with $500 (10%) bond…he has a April 7th Celina Municipal Court hearing.