Press Releases

Apr 15 2015

Defendant: Shawn Gregory Malone

SUSPECT INDICTED FOR THE BRUTAL RAPE OF 81 YEAR OLD WOMAN
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Shawn Gregory Malone, age 23, for allegedly robbing and raping at knifepoint, an 81 year old woman in her home in January of 2014.  Malone has been indicted for one c...
Apr 10 2015

Defendant: Nathan Charles Fassnacht

FORMER CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR RAPE AND SEX CHARGES INVOLVING A CHILD
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Nathan Charles Fassnacht, age 33, for seven counts of Rape (F-1), five counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct With a Minor (F-3), six counts of Pandering Obscenity Involvi...
Apr 09 2015

Defendant: Zachary Ruppel

FORMER MUSIC TEACHER ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Zachary Ruppel, age 28, and former music teacher and choir director of St. Francis DeSales High School, entered a guilty plea today to five sex offenses before Judge Colleen O’Donnell for one count Compelling Prostitution (F3), one count ...
Mar 30 2015

Defendant: Kurt Flood

MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN THE DEATH OF 14 MONTH OLD TODDLER
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Kurt Flood, age 24, for one count Murder (unclassified), one count Felonious Assault (F-2), one count Child Endangering (F-2), one count Tampering with Evidence (F-3), and ...
Mar 10 2015

Defendant: Michael Gene Quatrine

MICHIGAN RESIDENT INDICTED FOR SELLING COUNTERFEIT OSU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP T-SHIRTS
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Michael Gene Quatrine, age 51, for one count (F-4) Trademark Counterfeiting.  Quatrine was allegedly involved in selling counterfeit versions of the popular “Undisput...
Mar 10 2015

Defendant: Alexander N. Delap

OSU STUDENT INDICTED FOR FATAL STABBING OF 21 YEAR OLD COLUMBUS STATE STUDENT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against OSU student Alexander N. Delap, age 23, for two counts of Murder, both unclassified felonies, in connection to the March 1, 2015 stabbing death of Columbus State Comm...
Feb 24 2015

Defendant: ABDIRAHMAN SHEIK MOHAMUD

TERRORISM INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST ABDIRAHMAN SHEIK MOHAMUD
Prosecutor Ron O'Brien assigned assistant prosecutor Joseph Gibson to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) as a liaison with this office.  Over the past week Gibson has worked with JTTF, the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office on a case involving an American citizen who is a Co...
Feb 17 2015

Defendant: Tracy Glover and Alberto Hernandez

WOMAN ACCUSED OF HOLDING DOWN 8-YEAR OLD WHILE SHE WAS RAPED BY WOMAN’S BOYFRIEND HAVE BOTH BEEN INDICTED
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Tracy A. Glover, age 44, and her boyfriend Alberto P. Hernandez, age 53, in connection to the sexual assaults that occurred between June 9, 2014 to Fe...
Jan 29 2015

Defendant: Terrance Trent

DRIVER OF DOWNTOWN CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEDESTRIANS INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Terrance Trent, age 62, for two counts (F-3) Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, and two counts (F-4) Vehicular Assault, for a total of four counts, in connection to the D...
Jan 28 2015

Defendant: Paul S. Kormanik

RICO INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST COLUMBUS ATTORNEY
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an eleven count indictment against Paul Stephen Kormanik, age 65.  The charges range from one count (RICO) Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity (F-1), one count Theft From an Elderly ...

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