Valley lawmaker co-sponsors judge intimidation bill

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House passed legislation that would institute stiffer penalties against those who attack judges or magistrates — including allowing the death penalty for those convicted of murder in such cases.

House Bill 103 was sponsored by Reps. Sandra Stabile Harwood of Niles, D-65th, and Lorraine Fende, a Democrat from the Cleveland area.

It passed on a final vote of 89-4 today and heads to the Ohio Senate for further consideration.

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