Hillsboro man sentenced to community control for failure to comply

A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.

Joseph N. Oliver, 25, of Hillsboro was indicted on the third-degree felony charge in May. It was alleged that on or about March 3, Oliver “did operate a motor vehicle … so as willfully to elude or flee a police officer after receiving a visible or audible signal from a police officer to bring [his] motor vehicle to a stop.” The indictment alleges that “the operation of the motor vehicle caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons or property.”

According to court records, Oliver pleaded guilty to the charge June 3. 

During a hearing July 2, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Oliver to three years of community control. Oliver was ordered to successfully complete substance use disorder treatment and recommended aftercare. In addition, Oliver’s driver’s license will be suspended for three years.

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