Judge imposes homeless ban for all of Hamilton County to 'prevent nuisance from spreading'

A Hamilton County judge on Thursday banned homeless camps in all of Hamilton County and told police they should arrest anyone who defies his order.

The ruling from Common Pleas Judge Robert Ruehlman follows days of fighting in court over homeless camps that first appeared on Third Street Downtown and later moved to other locations.

Ruehlman has set increasingly restrictive boundaries for the homeless camps throughout the week, but the people from those camps have continued to set up new camps just beyond the judge's boundaries.

By Thursday afternoon, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he'd had enough and would ask Ruehlman to ban homeless camps across the county.

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