Press Releases

Apr 01 2020

Defendant: Brandon Jamal Price and David Allen Reid

TWO UNRELATED MURDERS IN A FIVE DAY TIME SPAN BOTH INDICTED
            Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “During two separate and unrelated incidents, one victim was shot to death and the other victim was beaten to death.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned two indictments in connection to tw...
Apr 01 2020

Defendant: Donald William Barrowman

SUSPECTED SERIAL ATTACKER INDICTED FOR ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTED RAPE ON COLUMBUS WOMAN
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “Including the victim from today’s indictment, this man has terrorized four separate and unrelated women within a ten day time span.”  Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment agains...
Apr 01 2020

Defendant: Christal Denise Harris

FORMER LOCAL UNION TREASURER INDICTED FOR OVER $200,000 THEFT FROM COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA OFFICE
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This woman was an entrusted employee who abused her elected position with CWA Local #4501 for her own personal gain by stealing over $200,000.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a nine count indictm...
Mar 27 2020

Defendant: Omar Sesma-Degarte, and Tiffany Rosann Avila

CALIFORNIA MAN AND WOMAN INDICTED IN OVER 13 POUND SEIZURE OF METH
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated, “This duo was found to be in possession of 13.5 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value in excess of $612,000.00.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned indictments against ...
Mar 23 2020

Defendant: Covid19 scams

RE: FINANCIAL FRAUDS AND SCAMS OVER DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien warned the public today: “ When purchasing or attempting to locate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) individuals and businesses should take FBI recommended steps to avoid being the victim of a financial fraud.” The FBI Criminal Investigative Divisio...
Mar 05 2020

Defendant: Da’Shawn T. Drew

MAN INDICTED FOR RAPE OF EX-GIRLFRIEND HE KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT FROM HER HOME WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated, “This victim was asleep in her first floor bedroom when her ex-boyfriend broke open her bedroom window, fired a shot inside the room, forced her at gunpoint out of her house and into his vehicle, and fled the scene.  During the kidnapping she was...
Mar 03 2020

Defendant: Terry J. McFadden

Man sentenced to 22 years in prison for rape of two juvenile females
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Terry J. McFadden, age 70 was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to two counts of Rape that occurred at an in-home daycare in Grandview run by McFadden and his wife, where McFadden sexually abused two juvenile females, ages 4...
Feb 26 2020

Defendant: Roberto Defield, Joaquin A. Aguirre-Medina, Juan A. Lagunas-Quezada, Gaudencio Garcia, Juan F. Acevedo-Alvarado, Francisco J. Navarro-Montes

RICO INDICTMENT FILED ON SIX MEN INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING KNOCKOFF OXYCODONE PILLS CONTAINING FENTANYL
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien stated, “These men were found to be in possession of almost a thousand pills marked to appear to be 30 mg Oxycodone, but contained fentanyl instead.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned RICO indictments agai...
Feb 21 2020

Defendant: Amir I. Riep and Jahsen L. Wint

TWO FORMER OSU FOOTBALL PLAYERS INDICTED FOR RAPE AND KIDNAPPING
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted both Amir I. Riep, age 21, and Jahsen L. Wint, age 21, for two counts of Rape (F-1), and one count of Kidnapping (F-1), for a total of three counts each.  On the evening of February 4 th , ...
Feb 14 2020

Defendant: Kobie Marquise Stillwell

TEENAGER DRIVING RECKLESSLY INDICTED FOR AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND VEHICULAR ASSAULT IN CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND SEVERELY INJURED ANOTHER
Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “The tragic deaths of three people and the severe injury to a fourth was the result of this teenager’s excessive speed and reckless driving.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment aga...

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