Press Releases

Sep 22 2016

Defendant: Darvin Wayne Russell

31 COUNT INDICTMENT HANDED DOWN TO SUSPECTED PREDATOR FOR SEX OFFENSES INVOLVING 6 PRE-TEEN VICTIMS
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man raped his two adopted daughters and committed sex offenses against 4 of their friends.  All involved victims were 12 years old or younger.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returne...
Sep 21 2016

Defendant: Susan Gwynne

COLUMBUS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM ELDERLY
Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announces that Susan Gwynne, age 55, plead guilty today to 46 counts in connection to her theft from elderly residents living in senior facilities in both Delaware and Franklin Counties between April 2008 and March 2016.  Through the collaborative effor...
Sep 16 2016

Defendant: Shatwan Leander McCarrel

22 YEAR OLD REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER INDICTED FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH 13 YEAR OLD
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This registered sex offender has a conviction from 2012 for having sex with a different minor.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Shatwan Leander McCarrel, age 22, has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury for two c...
Sep 15 2016

Defendant: POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING

POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien provided the following statement regarding the shooting death of Tyree King, where on duty Columbus Police Officer Brian Mason discharged his service firearm near the corner of South 18th Street and East Capital Street last night:  I jo...
Sep 13 2016

Defendant: Jordyn D. Wade

JUVENILE JORDYN D. WADE SENTENCED TO 172.5 YEARS TO LIFE FOR JUNE 2015 QUADRUPLE MURDERS AND FIFTH ATTEMPTED MURDER
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “At the time of this crime, this 16 year old assisted in four execution-style murders and the wounding of a fifth person who was left for dead”.  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that Jordyn D. Wade was sentenced today after previously being found...
Sep 12 2016

Defendant: Clemon “DP” Parham

MAN FOUND GUILTY IN 2011 BEATING DEATH OF FLORIDA CONCERT PROMOTER
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated today, “this man and his co-defendants beat the victim to death, robbed him, and left his naked body behind trash bins in a parking lot of an apartment complex.”  O’Brien has announced that Clemon “DP” Parham has been found guilty...
Sep 08 2016

Defendant: Andrew J. Morrison

REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER AND SERIAL RAPIST PLEADS GUILTY TO 7 SEXUAL ASSAULTS OVER 3 MONTH TIME SPAN AND IS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This serial rapist threatened to kill his 7 victims as he raped or attempted to rape them, all within a three month time frame.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Andrew J. Morrison, age 53, has plead guilty in connection to ...
Sep 08 2016

Defendant: Roman Leonidovich Makarenko

DRUNK DRIVER INVOLVED IN I-270 WRONG WAY HEAD-ON CRASH INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR ASSAULT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “The serious injury to this mom and her 3 year old son 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 Roman Leon...
Sep 06 2016

Defendant: Thomas Alexander Woodruff

MAN SENTENCED FOR BLINDING 72 YEAR OLD MAN DURING DRIVE BY PAINTBALL SHOOTING
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This defendant shot a paintball gun at an innocent bystander as he was out for an early evening bicycle ride, causing him permanent blindness in one of his eyes.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Thomas Alexander Woodruff, age 22, was sente...
Sep 06 2016

Defendant: Terrance Trent

PROSECUTOR’S ASK FOR THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR DRIVER IN DOWNTOWN CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEDESTRIANS; TRENT SENTENCED TO MAXIMUM OF THIRTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “the tragic and avoidable deaths of two pedestrians was the result of this man driving recklessly through a downtown intersection.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Terrance Trent, age 63, was sentenced today to the maximum of thirteen years...

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