Twenty-eight-year-old Carter Raleigh, the son of WCPO Chief Meteorologist Steve Raleigh and grandson of former Hamilton County sheriff and attorney Simon L. Leis, Jr., was involved in a traffic crash that turned into an assault on June 22.
Carter Raleigh was listed as a motorist involved in a crash with 79-year-old Douglas Nathaniel Morrow in the parking lot of Montgomery Inn The Boathouse, according to a Cincinnati Police Department traffic crash report.
Leis is the owner of the vehicle Raleigh was driving, according to the CPD traffic crash report.
On July 10, Stacie Morrow-Stickrod posted an update about the incident on Facebook. According to Morrow-Stickrod’s post, her father, Morrow, as well as her 76-year-old mother and brother were attacked following the traffic incident.
In Morrow-Stickrod’s post, she said the suspects “didn’t yield to traffic and hit [her] parents [sic] truck.”
According to her post, Morrow-Stickrod’s father elected to call the police because “he suspected [the suspects] had been drinking (because of the smell of alcohol).” She said this action angered the suspects, who began attacking the family.
The CPD incident report said the offender was suspected of using drugs or alcohol.
Morrow-Stickrod’s post includes a video of the incident and graphic photos of Morrow-Stickrod’s injured mother and father.
Many users on Facebook , Reddit and X , including attorney Eric Deters , are alleging that one of the men in the video appears to be Steve Raleigh.
Steve Raleigh has since deleted his accounts on X , Facebook and Instagram . It is unclear whether he was involved in the assault.
The over-3-minute video depicts a chaotic scene. An argument ensues between several individuals, resulting in frantic camera shots of men pushing each other. As the person filming regains balance, Morrow-Stickrod’s mother and father are both seen lying on the pavement, with blood visible next to her mother’s head.
Then, several men appear to be arguing and attempting to de-escalate the situation for the remainder of the video. Some bystanders step in to help the injured couple as they both attempt to get up.
An unidentified person yells, “Are you serious? He hit a fucking woman!”
CPD’s incident report states that a “male named Carter pushed another parent.” It has not been confirmed who took part in the assault, but Carter Raleigh and Morrow were involved in the traffic incident that led to the assault.
A manager at The Boathouse told
CityBeat that the restaurant does not have security footage of the parking lot because a camera was not active during the incident.
Jeff Brogan, WCPO vice president and general manager, released the following statement on July 12: "We are aware of the incident involving Steve Raleigh’s family. It is still under investigation, and at this time no charges have been filed against anyone. Steve shared his side of the incident with our leadership. His account is consistent with the police report, which does not name him, and with what we have reviewed on video. The video does not show the incident from start to finish. We will continue to monitor official findings."
According to Morrow-Stickrod’s post and the traffic accident report, both of her parents were treated at UC Medical Center. In the post, Morrow-Stickrod said her mother suffered a concussion, fractured skull, brain bleed, a contusion on the back of her head and cuts and bruises to her arms and legs. Her father also suffered a concussion, the post said.
“These were locally famous people and in my opinion believe they are above the law,” Morrow-Stickrod said in the post. “I feel like there has been so much time that has past [sic] with no arrest made and continuing to watch my mom struggle is hard to swallow.”
According to CPD Lt. Jonathan Cunningham, the incident is still under investigation.
“It was a traffic crash which turned into an assault, which turned into our officers being called,” he told CityBeat. “At this point, our investigators are working through the case.”
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