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11-07-2025
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WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh testifies in trial of man accused of threatening him
For the first time publicly, WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh described the incident last year outside the Montgomery Inn Boathouse that led to felony charges against his son. Raleigh testified Tuesday, July 8, in the trial of 47-year-old Troy Morrow, who is charged with menacing − a low-level misdemeanor. Documents say he "knowingly caused Steve Raleigh to believe that (Morrow) would cause physical harm to (him)." The June 2024 incident also led to felony assault charges against one of Raleigh's sons, Kyle. Prosecutors said the 35-year-old punched Morrow, a Boathouse employee, slammed him to the pavement and then attacked Morrow's parents, who were in their 70s. At his sentencing in February, Kyle Raleigh said that his actions "were truly motivated by the defense of my dad." Kyle Raleigh pleaded guilty to reduced, misdemeanor assault charges and was sentenced to three years of probation. Morrow's trial began July 8 in Hamilton County Municipal Court. According to testimony, another of Steve Raleigh's sons, Carter, was driving a Cadillac Escalade in the parking lot and collided with a Ford F-150 driven by Morrow's father. Steve Raleigh said he witnessed the aftermath and tried to sort things out. 'I just asked … 'Is everybody ok, is everybody ok?' And I just said, 'It's a fender bender, let's exchange papers and insurance will handle it,'" Raleigh testified. Eventually, according to Raleigh, Morrow's mother got out of the pickup and began cursing at him. 'I saw Troy Morrow pull off his shirt and then just run at me," Raleigh testified. "I could see that he was running at me, and he wasn't far away, and he was up on me." A special prosecutor investigating the incident said Steve Raleigh did not break the law during the confrontation. 'A moment of immediate judgment': Son of WCPO meteorologist sentenced for couple's assault Carter Raleigh also testified, saying Morrow had a "a crazy look in his eyes, like I'm going to get you for what you're saying to my father." The Morrows have previously said Kyle Raleigh got angry with them after Troy Morrow commented on the Escalade's speed. According to prosecutors, after Morrow approached Steve Raleigh, Kyle Raleigh pinned him to the ground. In response, Morrow's father approached Kyle Raleigh from behind, struck him and tried to get him off his son. Morrow's father "admitted this fact" in an interview with police, court documents say. Kyle Raleigh then knocked the elder Morrow and his wife to the ground. Doug Morrow lost consciousness as a result of the assault and suffered a "likely traumatic brain injury," court documents say. Lois Morrow suffered occipital bone and nasal fractures and had to be hospitalized. The trial is scheduled to continue July 10. A look back: Son of WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh pleads guilty to assault outside Montgomery Inn Enquirer media partner FOX19 contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: WCPO's Steve Raleigh testifies in trial involving Boathouse fight
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11-07-2025
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Defense says WCPO weatherman and his sons gave 'rehearsed answers' during trial testimony
A jury is set begin deliberations Friday, July 11, to decide if a man who confronted WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh after a minor crash in a restaurant parking lot is guilty of a low-level misdemeanor charge. Troy Morrow, 47, is charged with menacing. Prosecutors say that he approached Raleigh 'with anger,' with his 'fists balled up' and that Raleigh believed Morrow would harm him. The June 22, 2024 incident outside the Montgomery Inn Boathouse already has led to Raleigh's son, Kyle, being convicted of assault charges. According to a judge, Kyle Raleigh recklessly, but not intentionally, caused injuries to Morrow's elderly mother and father, who were knocked to the pavement. He was fined and sentenced to three years of probation. Morrow's mother, Lois, who was 76 at the time, suffered fractures to her face, brain bleeding and a concussion, court documents say. The menacing charge Morrow faces is punishable by up to 30 days in jail. The case is in Hamilton County Municipal Court. One of Morrow's attorneys, Mariah Woeste, suggested during closing arguments Thursday, July 10, that the Raleigh family was using the trial as a way 'to get their side of the story out.' Neither Steve Raleigh nor his family has spoken publicly about it. Woeste told jurors that testimony from Raleigh and his sons was about 'controlling the narrative, damage control and image repair.' Morrow, she said, took responsibility for his actions that night and even apologized. She said Morrow was innocent. Among the key evidence against Morrow is a shaky and blurry cellphone video of the confrontation. City prosecutors said Morrow can be heard in the video saying, 'I'm going to (expletive) you up.' But when played in court, amid all the chaos, it's not clear anyone said that. 'It's not there," Woeste said. 'The threat did not happen.' Woeste noted that although Steve and Kyle Raleigh, as well as another of Steve's sons, testified they heard Morrow say, 'I'm going to (expletive) you up' – all three also admitted that they didn't tell police about it. When asked by Morrow's attorneys during cross-examination about why they didn't tell police, according to Woeste, all three said 'they couldn't remember.' She suggested that Raleigh and his sons had 'rehearsed answers.' Keith Forman, an assistant city prosecutor, accused Woeste of 'victim blaming and victim shaming.' Forman said during closing arguments that Steve Raleigh 'didn't ask for any of this.' The meteorologist was celebrating a birthday that night, and no one was intoxicated, he said. Forman also noted that Morrow's apology was a clear sign of guilt. At one point, Raleigh had said to Morrow that if he hadn't taken off his shirt and 'come at' him, nothing would have happened. Morrow's response, according to Forman: 'I'm a man. I can apologize.' Forman said the threat can be heard on the video. He urged jurors to use noise-cancelling headphones and listen again. 'Just because it wasn't ... as clear as we'd like,' he said, 'that doesn't mean it didn't happen.' This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Defense: Steve Raleigh, his sons gave 'rehearsed answers' during trial
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11-07-2025
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Man in confrontation with WCPO weatherman Steve Raleigh found not guilty of menacing
After a three-day trial, the man who confronted WCPO meteorologist Steve Raleigh after a minor vehicle crash in a restaurant parking lot was found not guilty of menacing but guilty of a lesser disorderly conduct charge and ordered to pay a $50 fine. Troy Morrow − whose 76-year-old mother suffered facial fractures and a concussion after being knocked to the pavement by Raleigh's son during the incident − was visibly relieved after the jury in Hamilton County Municipal Court announced its decision. Walking out of the courtroom with his attorneys from the county public defender's office, Morrow began to cry, apparently with relief. He declined to comment. Raleigh left the courtroom soon after the verdict was announced. The case surrounded the aftermath of a minor vehicle crash that happened June 22, 2024, in the parking lot of the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. Morrow, a Boathouse employee, had asked his parents to pick him up that night, after he severely cut his hand on broken glass. Morrow, who would ride his bicycle from Covington to the Boathouse, believed he needed stitches. Morrow's mother, father and cousin arrived in a Ford F-150 pickup. Soon after, a Cadillac Escalade driven by Raleigh's son, Carter, struck the pickup. That ultimately led to a verbal confrontation between Morrow, 47, and Steve Raleigh. Raleigh testified during the trial that Morrow said, "I'm going to (expletive) you up," before taking off one of the two shirts he was wearing and then aggressively approached him. That testimony was at the heart of the case, which was handled by city prosecutors. Troy Morrow's cousin videorecorded some of the incident on a cellphone but the alleged threat cannot be clearly heard in the video. 'It's not there," one of Morrow's attorneys, Mariah Woeste, said during closing arguments. 'The threat did not happen.' Another of Raleigh's sons, Kyle, ran up, and punched Morrow in the head before pinning him to the pavement. In response, Morrow's father approached Kyle Raleigh from behind, struck him and tried to get him off his son. Morrow's father and mother were both knocked to the ground. Menacing is a low-level misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail. The disorderly conduct charge is an even lower-level misdemeanor. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Man in incident with WCPO's Steve Raleigh found not guilty of menacing
