In a recent court proceeding, Kyle Raleigh, the son of WCPO 9 Chief Meteorologist Steve Raleigh, entered a guilty plea to two misdemeanor assault counts following an altercation outside the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. This incident landed a couple in the hospital with serious injuries. Information from WCPO indicates the change in the charge from felonious assault, a serious felony of the second degree, to lesser misdemeanors.
Originally, after being indicted in September, Raleigh faced one count of felonious assault and two of aggravated assault, stark contrasts to his guilty plea today—stemming from a heated argument and subsequent fight on June 22, which involved not just Doug and Lois Morrow, who suffered extensive injuries, but their family member Troy Morrow as well. According to a report obtained by The Enquirer, Raleigh entered an initial not-guilty plea back in October.
The altercation drew significant attention when video footage circulated showing Raleigh knocking an elderly couple to the ground outside the riverside eatery. In the hands of Judge Alison Hatheway of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, the plea agreement dismissed the previous felonious assault charge. Attorneys representing Raleigh, Merlyn Shiverdecker, offered no comment on the recent developments, as stated in a piece by WLWT.
The incident on that June night after a motor vehicle accident turned violent, leaving Doug Morrow with a concussion and unconscious, rendering the 79-year-old man a victim of a sudden fit of rage that saw his wife, Lois Morrow, hospitalized with a fractured skull among other serious injuries, including a lens detached from her eye. These are specific details recorded in a heavily redacted police report and described in the court documents that paced the severity of Kyle's actions as "under the influence of sudden passion," unearthed by WCPO.
