COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

A.J. "Tim" Rodenberg, a former Clermont County sheriff, appeared in court Monday, facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a crash at the intersection of U.S. 50 and Walton Creek Road in Columbia Township.

Rodenberg, 77, led the Clermont County Sheriff's Office for 20 years. He retired in 2017. Advertisement

Hamilton County sheriff's deputies reported that he rear-ended a driver at the intersection and left the scene in the evening hours of Nov. 18.

Officers later located a Chrysler Pacifica and Rodenberg in Indian Hill. A crash report indicates he was taken to Jewish Hospital and given a blood alcohol test, though the results have not been made public.

In court Monday, Rodenberg voluntarily surrendered his license.

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