A 19-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly attacked a Mount Healthy police officer and tried to grab the officer's Taser during an arrest outside a Hamilton Avenue bar this week. Michael King reportedly told the officer, “I am going to make you kill me,” before the struggle escalated, according to court records.
The incident happened Monday at Vince's Other Place, located at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and McMakin Street in Mount Healthy, according to Local 12. Court records indicate King was already being arrested for another crime when the confrontation with the officer began. He allegedly told the officer, “I am going to take your gun,” before attacking him and attempting to take his Taser, per the same court records.
King now faces charges of aggravated robbery, resisting arrest, and aggravated menacing, according to authorities. He has since appeared in court in connection with the incident, the station's report notes.
Why the Charges Carry Such Weight
Under Ohio Revised Code § 2911.01(B), attempting to remove or deprive a law enforcement officer of a deadly weapon while they are performing official duties constitutes aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony punishable by three to 11 years in state prison, according to Ohio law. That statute treats an attempt to disarm an officer with the same severity as armed theft, regardless of whether a weapon changes hands.
Ohio law also allows resisting arrest to escalate well beyond its baseline misdemeanor status. Under Ohio Revised Code § 2921.33, resisting arrest is generally a second-degree misdemeanor, but it becomes a first-degree misdemeanor if the officer suffers physical harm, and a fourth-degree felony if committed with or resulting in harm via a deadly weapon. Separately, aggravated menacing under Ohio Revised Code § 2903.21 covers knowingly causing another person to believe the offender will cause serious physical harm, and is typically a first-degree misdemeanor carrying up to 180 days in jail.
A Bar With a History of Police Scrutiny
Vince's Other Place occupies a building constructed in 1905 that originally served as the Independent German Benevolent Association Hall in Mount Healthy's commercial district, according to Soapbox Cincinnati. The venue has drawn law enforcement attention before: in May 2017, the Mount Healthy City Council passed an emergency resolution opposing the renewal of the bar's liquor permit after police logged repeated complaints of drunkenness, fights, assaults, and shots fired on the premises, per city records. A March 2026 monthly report from the Mount Healthy Police Department to the city manager documented routine call-response tracking to local liquor establishments, including Vince's Other Place, as part of ongoing monitoring of nightlife venues in the area.
Mount Healthy, a suburban city in Hamilton County roughly 10 miles north of Cincinnati with an estimated population of 6,919 as of 2024, is policed by a 24-hour department authorized for 14 full-time officers under Chief Jerome Deidesheimer, according to city records. Emergency dispatch for the department routes through the Hamilton County Communications Center.
Part of a Wider Pattern of Assaults on Officers
The Mount Healthy case lands amid broader national data on violence against police. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting figures released in May 2026 show nonfatal assaults on U.S. law enforcement officers reached a 10-year high of 90,178 reported incidents in 2025, equal to 13.8 assaults per 100 officers, even as felonious officer fatalities dropped nationwide, according to LiveNOW from FOX.
Several questions remain unresolved, including the nature of the original crime for which King was initially being arrested, the identity of the responding officer, and King's current bond status in Hamilton County court. It is also unclear whether body-worn camera footage of the struggle exists.
