Press Releases

Oct 23 2017

Defendant: Sheila Marie Hutchins

EAST SIDE BABYSITTER INDICTED FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AFTER 12 YEAR OLD DIED FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSE WHILE IN HER CARE
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This babysitter violated her duty of care to the children she was babysitting by possessing fentanyl in her residence while having children present in her home.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury...
Oct 23 2017

Defendant: Jonathan Barrett Coffman

MAN INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN HIT-AND-RUN DEATH OF FEMALE JOGGER IN WESTERVILLE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This female victim was on her morning training run when she was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Jonathan Barrett Coffman, ag...
Oct 13 2017

Defendant: Brionte Ramon Dunn

FORMER OSU FOOTBALL RUNNING BACK BRIONTE DUNN INDICTED FOR RAPE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Brionte Ramon Dunn, age 24, for three counts of Rape (F-1).  On August 20 th , 2017, the victim received a phone call from Dunn at approximately 4:15 am asking for a r...
Oct 02 2017

Defendant: Michael William Slager

DEATH PENALTY INDICTMENT FILED ON MICHAEL SLAGER FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER OF BURN VICTIM JUDY MALINOWSKI
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “Roughly two years and five dozen surgeries later, Judy Malinowski succumbed to her injuries from having gasoline poured on her and being set on fire by Michael Slager.  The Coroner found that the cause of her death was a proximate result of the ag...
Sep 28 2017

Defendant: John Leonard Staley, III

TEENAGER INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER AT HILLIARD DAVIDSON HIGH SCHOOL
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This teenager was plotting a mass shooting at Hilliard Davidson High School, and will be prosecuted as an adult for that crime.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment on John Leonard Stale...
Sep 14 2017

Defendant: Matias, Boayue, Rippey, Glasgow, Schulman, Allen, and Brown

SEVEN ILLEGAL VOTING INDICTMENTS FILED IN CONNECTION WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS IN 2012, 2015, AND 2016
The Secretary of State and Ohio Attorney General, through BCI Agents, recently referred 36 cases to this office in which a non-citizen had registered and/or voted in recent elections in Franklin County.  The Board of Elections and Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the election reco...
Sep 05 2017

Defendant: Anderson, Hassan, Radabaugh, and Webster

FOUR SUSPECTS FROM WEST SIDE HOME INVASION INDICTED FOR KILLING TWO AND INJURING TWO
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “Following a ten hour long hostage situation and home invasion, two victims were murdered execution-style and two others were wounded.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned four indictments respectively...
Sep 05 2017

Defendant: Julian Bice

MAN INDICTED IN CONNECTION TO FENTANYL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH FOR SELLING THE DRUGS THAT CAUSED THE OVERDOSE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated, “Through investigation, we have once again been able to identify the person responsible for selling the fentanyl in this case that ultimately took this victim’s life.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has retu...
Aug 25 2017

Defendant: Jonathan Eli Ringel

WORTHINGTON MAN INDICTED FOR SEX RELATED OFFENSES INVOLVING 4 PRE-TEEN CHILDREN
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This registered sex offender on parole has been trolling neighborhoods in our county for weeks and has been making sexual advances towards pre-teen girls.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has filed an in...
Aug 23 2017

Defendant: Gregory Richard Lee

DUBLIN SCIOTO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER INDICTED FOR ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS WITH STUDENT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “While employed as a teacher, this man engaged in sexual acts with a female student for over half of a year.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted Gregory Richard Lee, age 52, for two counts of Se...

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