Press Releases

Feb 06 2017

Defendant: Ernest Rawls III

DRUNK DRIVER INVOLVED IN WINCHESTER PIKE/US-33 HEAD-ON CRASH INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “The tragic death of this wife and mother of 3 was the result of this man’s extreme impairment and reckless driving.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Ernest Rawls III, ...
Feb 02 2017

Defendant: Michael Clay Hessler

ROAD RAGE SUSPECT INDICTED FOR FELONIOUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERY OF 74 YEAR OLD MAN IN HILLTOP AREA
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man blamed an innocent 74 year old man who had stopped at a pump to put gas in his car, for an accident that didn’t even involve him.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against M...
Feb 01 2017

Defendant: Kaleb Richard Kirkpatrick

SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY TO SEVEN BURGLARIES IN OLD WORTHINGTON STEALING IN EXCESS OF $50,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY OVER 5 WEEK TIME SPAN
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man broke in to seven residences in Old Worthington and stole hundreds of pieces of jewelry worth well over $50,000.”  O’Brien announced today that Kaleb Richard Kirkpatrick, age 23, plead guilty to four (F-2) counts of Burgl...
Jan 31 2017

Defendant: Mary Ellen Satterfield

INDICTMENT FILED ON WOMAN WHO STOLE OVER $30,000 FROM 6 DISABLED CLIENTS
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This was an entrusted health care provider who abused her position for her own personal gain by stealing over $30,000 from 6 unsuspecting disabled clients.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has...
Jan 31 2017

Defendant: Juan Antonio Mendoza

PUBLIC WARNING - MAN INDICTED FOR TRAFFICKING PILLS THAT APPEARED TO BE OXYCODONE BUT WERE ACTUALLY COUNTERFEIT PILLS THAT CONTAINED FENTANYL
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien commented, “Franklin County citizens need to be aware that there are pills out on the street that are marked as and appear to be 30 milligram Oxycodone pills that are counterfeit pills that contain Fentanyl.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the F...
Jan 30 2017

Defendant: Princess Marcel Harmon and Earnest Michael Pete

RICO INDICTMENT FILED ON INDIVIDUALS SCAMMING OVER FIFTY LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR MONEY EXCEEDING $20,000
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “The ring leaders and their associates involved in these thefts targeted over 50 businesses throughout Franklin County scamming them out of approximately $23,000 over a 6 month time span.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin ...
Jan 27 2017

Defendant: Denise Nicole Dickinson

MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN HEROIN/FENTANYL OVERDOSE DEATH OF HER 11 MONTH OLD TODDLER AND IS SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “It is unacceptable when we see a tragic and avoidable death of an innocent toddler from a heroin and fentanyl overdose.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Denise Nicole Dickinson, age 33, plead guilty today to one count of In...
Jan 27 2017

Defendant: Dalton Yance Butler, III

37 YEAR OLD MAN INDICTED FOR RAPING HIS GIRLFRIEND’S YOUNG DAUGHTER FROM AGE 10 THROUGH AGE 14
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted for the on-going sexual abuse of this young victim from age 10 through 14.”  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Dalton Yance Butler, III, age 37...
Jan 27 2017

Defendant: Shayla Dominique Rudolph

REYNOLDSBURG WOMAN WHO POSTED FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO AFTER SHE TAPED HER TODDLER TO THE WALL INDICTED FOR ABDUCTION AND CHILD ENDANGERING
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This woman posted a live video on social media depicting her toddler taped to the wall because she needed to clean.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Sh...
Jan 26 2017

Defendant: Charles J. Greene

MAN FOUND GUILTY OF 2008 MURDER OF 81 YEAR OLD LANDLADY FOUND STUFFED IN A WELL ON ONE OF HER RENTAL PROPERTIES
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated today, “This man robbed the victim, stuffed her body upside down in a decorative wooden wishing well, and left her there to die.”  O’Brien has announced that following a 7 day jury trial, Charles J. Greene, age 54 has been found g...

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