Samuel Saxon, the Cincinnati-based U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader accused of strangling a woman he lived with, now faces a federal charge in addition to state charges and has been transferred to the Butler County Jail, according to jail records.
Federal court records show Saxon has been charged with one count of making a false statement or representation to an agency or officer of the United States. It is not immediately clear what false statement Saxon is accused of making or which federal agency is involved.
He was booked into the Butler County Jail on Thursday, where ICE detainees in southwest Ohio are held under a contract with the federal government. The jail also houses federal prisoners under a separate agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service…