Press Releases

May 23 2014

Defendant: Zerrei,Eteish,Al-Aghaith,H Shalash,M Shalash,Mohammed,Moussa,Al-Sulimin,Alshaibani

9 PEOPLE INDICTED FROM SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA AND BATH SALT TRAFFICKING IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien and Sheriff Zach Scott announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned indictments against nine separate individuals involved in synthetic marijuana and bath salt trafficking activity from early to mid 2013 sales to police agents, which...
May 01 2014

Defendant: Heather Robertson

FORMER HUBER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA PRESIDENT INDICTED FOR GRAND THEFT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Heather E. Robertson, age 29, for one count (F-4) Grand Theft.  Robertson was the former PTA President for Huber Ridge Elementary School within the Westerville City School ...
Apr 29 2014

Defendant: Jordan Stewart

TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING JOGGER INDICTED
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Jordan T. Stewart, age 16, for one count Murder (unclassified), and one count Tampering with Evidence (F-3), for a total of two counts.  The indictment alleges that o...
Apr 15 2014

Defendant: John Doe NE 10/8/94

UNIDENTIFIED 1994 RAPIST CHARGED IN “JOHN DOE” INDICTMENT
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Grand Jury has returned a “John Doe” rape indictment in Franklin County stemming from an offense that took place in 1994.  The case was indicted under the name of “John Doe” to avoid the expiration of the statute of limitations.  John...
Mar 17 2014

Defendant: Nathan W. Baker

OSU GRAD STUDENT INDICTED ON CHILD SEX CHARGES
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Nathan William Baker, age 32, for two counts (F-5) Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles, three counts (F-4) Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor,...
Mar 17 2014

Defendant: Keith Jerome Pippins, Jack Allen Morris II, Tyler Mills Griffin, Robert Lee Redd III, Charles William Allen, Jr, Ian Michael Pippins, Kiersten Lindsey Smith, Percy Ramone Burney, Aidlo Perez

9 PEOPLE INDICTED FROM DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION IN SOUTH COLUMBUS
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned indictments against eight separate individuals involved in a drug trafficking organization allegedly led by Keith Jerome Pippins, Jr., age 21, Jack Allen Morris, II, age 26, and Tyler Mill...
Mar 14 2014

Defendant: Melissa Ann Robins

DRIVER OF CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Melissa Ann Robins, age 32, for three counts (F-2) Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, three counts (F-3) Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, four counts (F-3) Aggravated Vehic...
Feb 19 2014

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TASK FORCE INVESTIGATING HOMICIDES ANNOUNCES TIPLINE Investigating “common threads” between 16 murders
COLUMBUS – Federal and local law enforcement agencies have established a tip line as a way to encourage people to call with information on 15 homicides that have occurred in central Ohio between 1998 and 2013.   The tip line number is 614 849-1766.   “Information develo...
Jan 24 2014

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MAN WITH EXPLOSIVES IN NORTH SIDE HOME INDICTED
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Mark Alan Kulis, age 55, for six counts (F-3) Criminal Possession of an Explosive Device with Specification, and one count (F-4) Carrying Concealed Weapon, for a tota...
Jan 16 2014

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JUVENILE SUSPECT IN TWO COLUMBUS MURDERS AND MADISON COUNTY TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA CRIME SPREE INDICTED
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Devonere Simmonds, age 17, for five counts Aggravated Robbery with Specification (F-1), two counts Aggravated Murder with Specification (unclassified), two counts Mur...

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