Press Releases

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...
Aug 17 2017

Defendant: Monique Myshay Knekleian

23 YEAR OLD FEMALE INDICTED FOR MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This woman committed seven robberies in Franklin County over the time span of one week in order to support her drug addiction.”  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returne...
Aug 04 2017

Defendant: Alexander L. Mellon

WORTHINGTON MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING JOGGER IN ANTRIM PARK INDICTED FOR FELONIOUS ASSAULT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This female victim was jogging around Antrim Lake during the middle of the afternoon when she was attacked and violently shoved to the ground by this suspect, which resulted in her wrist being broken.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that ...
Aug 02 2017

Defendant: Spencer Weible Andrews

MAN DRIVING DRUNK WHILE UNDER LIFETIME DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION INDICTED
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man was convicted of killing a cyclist in 2007, was sentenced to a lifetime driving suspension once released from prison, yet he made the decision once again to drive while intoxicated”.  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Grand ...
Jul 31 2017

Defendant: Jeffrey B. Hall

COLUMBUS MAN OPERATING AS AN UNLICENSED SECURITIES DEALER INDICTED ON FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said, "This investment advisor let his license lapse in 2011, convinced numerous investors, or led them to believe he was still licensed to trade in their accounts, and caused investor losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars." Pros...

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