Gov. Mike DeWine agreed Wednesday to extend how long 150 members of the Ohio National Guard will be stationed in Washington D.C., while saying he doesn’t envision a similar need for them in any of Ohio’s cities.

DeWine said he believes local law enforcement agencies already on the ground should be the ones targeting violent crime in Ohio. As commander-in-chief of the Guard, he sees the state military force’s duties as different here, he said.

“Involving crowds, involving unruliness,” DeWine said. “There’s a role for the Guard, but when you’re talking about violent crime, it needs to be very pinpointed.”

Guard members have been mobilized for weeks in Washington, under an order from President Trump, who claims the city is facing a crime emergency, though statistics show violent crime ther

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