Press Releases

Mar 24 2010

Defendant: Kevin E. Murphy and Mary R. Murphy

Blacklick Couple Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, and  the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and have announced a 71-count indictment against Kevin E. Murphy and Mary R. Murphy, a Columbus based real estate agent, for their roles in a...
Feb 12 2010

Defendant: David L. White And Montie E. Sullivan

Two Men Indicted For Series Of Home Invasions
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned two indictments, one on David L. White, age 22 and the second one on Montie E. Sullivan, age 18.  O’Brien said “these men terrorized multiple families over a three day time period in Franklin Co...
Feb 08 2010

Defendant: Letres Bowen And Jacquelyn Richardson

Two Theft From Employer Indictments - Indictment Of Letres Bowen And Jacquelyn Richardson
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned two indictments, one on Jacquelyn Richardson and the second one on Letres Bowen. O’Brien said “both of these employee theft cases were trusted employees who abused their positions for personal f...
Jan 11 2010

Defendant: Rebecca J. Gardner

Mom indicted for assisting in son’s escape from court
The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a two (2) count indictment on Rebecca J. Gardner, the mother of the 17 year old juvenile who escaped from a downtown courtroom last week. Gardner, age 40, brought her son to Franklin County Juvenile Court last week to appear in fron...
Nov 30 2009

Defendant: Donald Frick

Franklin County Prosecutor Press Release
Prosecuting Attorney Ron O’Brien announces today that The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a three (3) count indictment on Donald Wilson Frick, Jr., age 26, the Reynoldsburg police officer accused of robbing a private dancer at gunpoint.  Frick has been indicted on 1 c...
Nov 23 2009

Defendant: Deshara M McKinney

Voter Fraud Indictment in connection with Casino Issue 3
Prosecuting Attorney Ron O’Brien announced today that The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a two (2) count indictment on Deshara M. McKinney, age 24, for two (2) counts of Voter Fraud for Securing False Signatures (F-5).  McKinney was a canvasser for supporters of Casi...
Nov 19 2009

Defendant: Ronald Gunn

Illegal Dumping Of Thousands Of Tires And Tons Of Solid Waste
Prosecuting Attorney Ron O’Brien announces that Ronald Gunn was sentenced today by Judge Beverly Pfeiffer to six months home incarceration, $120,000 in restitution ($60,000 to Franklin County General Health Fund and $60,000 to the Ohio EPA), 40 hours of community service remo...
Oct 30 2009

Defendant: Christopher Cameron

Franklin County Prosecutor Press Release
Defendant was indicted for the loaded gun robbery and murder of Stylish Beauty Plus owner Abdel Shalash. Two co-defendants in this case have already pled guilty and is each serving 20 year sentences for their part in this crime.
Oct 21 2009

Defendant: Jeffrey York

Multiple Aggravated Robbery
Between September 29, 2009 and October 9, 2009, the defendant Jeffrey Allen York, age 21, allegedly committed armed robberies of five local citizens.  The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a 20 count indictment including Aggravated Robbery with Specification, Robbery wi...
Oct 02 2009

Defendant: Shane Smeltzer, Russell Conlon, Jason Huffer, Trenton Radford, Jan Byers, Tyler Shively

Franklin County Prosecutor Press Release
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned six (6) separate indictments against six of the young adults involved in trafficking  dangerous drugs in connection to the drug sweep last week on the north side of Franklin County.  Those...

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