Article: Dann authorized his driver to carry concealed weapon

COLUMBUS -- Attorney General Marc Dann authorized his driver to carry a loaded, concealed weapon at all times as part of his job duties, even though he is not a law enforcement officer.

John Conley, 61, got a permit to carry a concealed weapon from Franklin County on Jan. 2. State law prohibits nonlaw enforcement people from carrying guns into state-owned buildings such as the Statehouse and the Rhodes Tower where Dann has his office.

Dann sent a letter to the Ohio Building Authority on Friday, April 18, saying Conley and Mark Mejetich are his designated security agents. "As such they carry loaded, concealed weapons at all times," the letter says.

The letter was sent the same day Dann's ...

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