The single most important thing you can do is to not say anything to the police and contact a defense lawyer right away. A false arrest is where police arrest someone without probable cause to arrest them.Probable cause is a very low standard in the law. There are two forms generally needed to file a DV complaint. A domestic violence conviction brings two sets of punishment to the accused. If law enforcement has arrested you for domestic violence, contact our Ohio office for help. Under Ohio law, a plaintiff cannot sue for malicious prosecution unless the underlying process or legal action has been revolved in the accused's favor. If you have been falsely accused, your attorney can look for inconsistencies in the alleged victim's testimony and call the accuser's credibility into question. You do not want to go up against a prosecutor alone. Call a Toledo defense attorney as soon as possible after a wrongful arrest.