Jonathan Palmerton, 35, has been charged with perjury in connection to the investigation into Katelyn Markham's disappearance and death, Butler County prosecutors said.
Gmoser alleged Howard failed to preserve the record for appeal of possible juror misconduct and demeaned the seriousness of the case by not maintaining proper courtroom decorum.
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Greg Howard has denied allegations of bias levied against him by the county prosecutor in the handling of a death penalty trial that ended in a hung jury.
Ohio Supreme Court accepts an affidavit filed by Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser accusing the judge of bias for the handling of a death penalty trial that ended in a hung jury.