Press Releases

Dec 19 2018

Defendant: Robert Wells

FORMER FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO USING EXCESSIVE FORCE
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “When a police officer uses excessive force against a suspect, it undermines the public’s trust in our officers, and those officers will be held accountable for their actions.”  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that ...
Dec 12 2018

Defendant: Christina E. Brown, Justin D. Hood, Patricia M. Kukuloff, Chelsea A. Hood, Jamie J. Goble and Phillip L. Graves

SIX SUSPECTS INDICTED FOR KIDNAPPING, ROBBING, AND FELONIOUS ASSAULT OF FEMALE VICTIM WHILE SHE WAS VISITING HER FRIEND
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “After joining a friend inside a home, this victim was eventually held against her will as the friend and numerous other people inside robbed and beat her.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned six indi...
Dec 12 2018

Defendant: Tay’Lon Maurice Watkins and Eric Head Whatley

18 YEAR OLD MALE INDICTED FOR ARMED ROBBERIES OF OVER TWO DOZEN PEOPLE DURING TWO WEEK TIME SPAN
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This teenager committed twenty five armed robberies in fifteen incidents, and one theft in Franklin County over the time span of two weeks.”  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jur...
Dec 10 2018

Defendant: Collin Michael Campbell

20 YEAR OLD INDICTED FOR THE DEATH OF HIS TEENAGE ACCOMPLICE WHO WAS SHOT DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY IN CLINTONVILLE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man and his teenage accomplice entered into an apartment during the middle of the day, pulled out handguns, demanded property, and started shooting.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indict...
Nov 30 2018

Defendant: William Anthony Bohonyi, Jr.

FORMER OSU DIVE CLUB COACH INDICTED FOR SEXUAL BATTERY OF MINOR STUDENT ATHLETE AND CAUSING AN EXPLICIT VIDEO TO BE CREATED
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This diving coach is alleged to have used his position to prey upon a minor who was a student athlete with the OSU Diving Club.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment...
Nov 29 2018

Defendant: Leo Duane Stanford, Jr.

MAN INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF THE MOTHER OF HIS TWO CHILDREN AND FOR THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HER TWO CO-WORKERS
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man waited in the early morning hours for the mother of his two children to come out of her home to catch a ride to work with her carpool, only for him to run up on the car and open fire on all three of the co-workers inside the car.”  Prosec...
Nov 09 2018

Defendant: Antwan Blackwell

MAN INDICTED FOR RAPE OF 51 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAITING AT A COTA BUS STOP
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated, “This woman was waiting to catch the 5:20 am COTA bus to get to work, when she was grabbed by a stranger at gun point, led into an alley and behind a store, where she was repeatedly raped by this defendant.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced toda...
Nov 07 2018

Defendant: Jonah Bryce Lake

SON OF MURDERED DOCTOR WHO HAD PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT PILL MILL CASE INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER OF HIS FATHER
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “Not only did this young man murder his father but he staged a home invasion in their New Albany area home in order to avoid detection.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a four count...
Oct 31 2018

Defendant: Mohamed Abdigafar Abdullahi

MAN INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER OF WOMAN AND SETTING HER BODY ON FIRE IN UPPER ARLINGTON PARK TO AVOID DETECTION
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “Not only did this man murder this young woman, but he also set her body on fire in a park in Upper Arlington in order to avoid detection for the crimes he had committed.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County G...
Sep 18 2018

Defendant: Heather Lynn Tapia

WOMAN WITH 8 PRIOR OVI CONVICTIONS INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This woman had only been out of prison for several months from her last OVI conviction, and was currently under a five year suspension of her driver’s license, without even limited driving privileges, yet she made the decision once again to drive ...

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