A Columbia businessman who’s been acquitted on charges of trying to have his ex-wife killed describes the legal system as corrupt. Judge Steven Ohmer found Mehrdad Fotoohighiam not guilty, following this week’s bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse. Fotoohighiam spoke to our news partner ABC-17 minutes after being released from jail. He tells ABC-17’s …
UPDATE: Columbia businessman Fotoohighiam acquitted on all counts
UPDATE: A Columbia businessman charged with trying to kill his ex-wife and Boone County Judge Jeff Harris has been acquitted on all counts. Our news partner ABC-17 was in the courtroom this morning when Judge Steven Ohmer announced his verdict involving 67-year-old Mehrdad Fotoohighiam. He had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with …