Former Police Officer Can Avoid Drug Conviction With Treatment

A former Madison Township police officer can avoid a conviction for drug possession if he completes a court-ordered treatment program, a Franklin County judge ruled today. Timothy W. Johnson, 57, of Hilliard filed a request for what’s known as “intervention in lieu of conviction,” which was approved by Common Pleas Judge Laurel Beatty.

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