About 11:30 p.m. on the night of Oct. 12, a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle sent the 18-year-old motorcycle rider to the hospital. The next day, the teenager succumbed to his injuries and died. Felony charges have been filed against the Ohio man driving the...
Year: 2013
Felony charges filed against Ohio court clerk and her husband
The clerk of courts of in Fairfield County was elected back in 2006 (after having gained the position initially by appointment to complete the unexpired term of a predecessor) and has been in the position ever since. Her husband used to be a city councilman, though he...
Alleged misuse of company funds leads to felony charges
A former administrator of an Ohio Montessori school has been arrested on 20 counts pertaining to child pornography. The felony charges arose out of an investigation conducted by the school into the former director's use of a company credit/debit card. According to the...
3 Ohio correctional officers face felony charges after fight
Fights are not uncommon in correctional facilities here in Ohio or anywhere else in the country. However, the majority of the time, they are handled internally. Recently, outside assistance was called with regard to a fight inside a juvenile correctional facility. As...
Federal drug charges filed against 3 men, 2 are from Ohio
Authorities say that there is a major problem with the abuse of prescription drugs here in Ohio. A recent investigation seems to have revealed that at least a portion of those prescription drugs come into the state through the mail. As that investigation was...
Ohio state representative charged with fraud
His fellow republicans are calling for his resignation, but Ohio State Rep. Peter Beck has no intention of resigning. He says that the fraud charges filed against him are unsubstantiated. Rep. Beck has indicated that he is as much a victim in the situation as everyone...
Ohio man faces drug charges after a raid on his home
Four law enforcement agencies were involved in a joint three-month investigation regarding suspected drug sales being conducted out of an Ohio home. As a result of the investigation, a search warrant was obtained for the home and executed on Aug. 27. The man...
Felony charges have been filed against Ohio man and woman
A Circle K in the Ohio town of Chillicothe was robbed on Aug. 21. Two days later, a man and a woman brandished a weapon at a home on Ohio 138 in Ross County. Two people are now facing felony charges in connection with these two instances. Video surveillance from the...
Ohio felonies: State works to test thousands of rape kits
There are thousands of untested rape kits that are being sent from police departments all over the state to one central location for testing. Some of the kits have gone untested for months if not years. Many people who have been accused of felonies such as rape or...
5 face drug charges for marijuana plants found in Ohio home
Some claiming to be a concerned citizen made a call to authorities indicating they were concerned about the health and welfare of a child living in an Ohio house. When authorities were dispatched to check on the situation, five people ended up being arrested on drug...