Ex-Ohio Detective Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Sex Workers

Andrew Mitchell admitted to federal charges of depriving individuals of their civil rights and obstructing justice while working undercover.

Former Ohio vice detective Andrew Mitchell, 59, has pleaded guilty to federal accusations of kidnapping sex workers under the guise of an arrest.
Mitchell admitted to two counts of depriving individuals of their civil rights while acting under color of law and one count of obstructing justice.
While working undercover in 2017, Mitchell handcuffed a sex worker to his vehicle, drove to a parking lot, and detained her against her will after identifying himself as an officer.
In another incident, Mitchell questioned a sex worker about rates before identifying himself as an officer and then kidnapping her.
Mitchell was acquitted earlier this year of murder and manslaughter charges stemming from the death of a woman he shot while working undercover in 2018.