Press Releases

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Mark Stephen Jerman, age 45, for sixteen counts of Illegal Processing of Drug Documents (F-5). The indictment alleges that from early 2006 through 2010, Jerman was writing ...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Kimberly J. Richeson, age 44, for one count (F-3) Theft from a Disabled Person and one count (F-3) Misuse of Credit Card. In September 2010, Maria Herren was diagnosed with...

Today, Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Michael L. Shipley, age 53 and Crystal D. Galloway, age 37, for six counts (F-2) Burglary, two counts (F-4) Theft, and two counts (F-5) Theft, for a total of 10 counts...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Jason Lamonte Watkins, age 16, in connection to four separate crimes that occurred between February 9 and February 23, 2011. Watkins has been indicted...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Marcus Solis, III, age 14, admitted guilt this morning to one count Felonious Assault and one count Possession of a Dangerous Weapon in a School Safety Zone, in connection to the September 8, 2011 incident at West High Sch...

Today, Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment on Robert W. Meyer, age 70, for three unclassified counts of Aggravated Murder in connection to the March 1975 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 17 year-old Karen R. Adams. Me...

rosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Kimberly N. Jones, age 44, for one count (F-4) Theft in Office, and two counts (F-3) Tampering with Records, for a total of three counts. Jones was hired into the Columbus S...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that this week Deshara M. McKinney, age 24, pled guilty to two (F-5) counts of Election Fraud and one (M-1) count of Failure to Appear for falsifying applications for absentee ballots in connection with the 2009 General Electio...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Ashley Jessup, age 24, in connection to the August 30, 2011 sexual abuse of her 10 month old son at their home located at 4338 Camden Circle in Dublin...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Jorge Hernandez, age 54, in connection to the August 7, 2011 attacks against two senior citizens who resided at InCare Suites and/or National Church R...