Officer arrested, charged with OVI after failing sobriety test

A Cincinnati police officer is facing a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) after he failed a field sobriety test and was arrested by an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper on April 14. Justin Shields, 25, was pulled over while driving on I-275 in Clermont County. In addition to the OVI charge, he was cited for speeding. Body camera footage from the OSHP trooper who conducted the traffic stop showed Shields rolled down his drivers side window, handed the trooper his license then quickly showed the trooper a Cincinnati Police Department badge. CPD spokesperson Lt. Jonathan Cunningham confirmed Monday that Shields is currently a CPD officer, but his police powers have been temporarily suspended pending the outcome of the case. Shields has instead been "currently assigned to an administrative assignment," said Cunningham.