New shooting charge
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
Brian Liming is escorted by Clinton County Sheriff’s deputies.
John Hamilton | News Journal
WILMINGTON — The primary suspect in the shooting of a state wildlife officer now faces a federal charge.
A federal warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio was executed against Brian Liming, 44, of Jamestown,last week in Clinton County Common Pleas Court.
Clinton County Prosecutor Andrew T. McCoy said Liming was charged under a section of the federal criminal code which makes it a federal crime for an individual with a prior conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence to possess a firearm.