Delaware County Common Pleas Judge James Schuck, who sentenced former Bucyrus attorney Adam Stone, is facing serious sexual coercion and stalking allegations, prompting a request for his leave of absence.
Child rapist Michael Stith received a life sentence without parole for 50 years in Marion County, Ohio, for preying on multiple children over three decades.
Cardington, OH man Dalton Edwards sentenced to 30 to 32.5 years in prison for 58 counts of child sexual exploitation involving local students.
A Morrow County jury found Joshua Boucher guilty on 14 counts, including attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault, stemming from a violent 2024 attack on his estranged wife.
A jury found Marion City School Special Education Teacher Jodi Grafmiller guilty of a felony for assaulting an autistic, non-verbal student at Hayes Elementary.
Muskingum County Judge Gerald Anderson sentenced Benjamin Mercer, 29, to 16 years in prison for attempted rape and gross sexual imposition after a powerful victim impact statement and a jury conviction.
Former Bucyrus attorney Adam Stone pleaded not guilty to forgery in Marion County Common Pleas Court during an arraignment for which he appeared via video.
The Morrow County Common Pleas Court issued multiple recent decisions, including prison sentences for drug possession and burglary, as well as a not-guilty verdict for violating a protection order.
Fugitive Mark Jason Purtee, wanted for first-degree sexual assault of a child in West Virginia, was arrested in Larue, Ohio, following a multi-agency search operation involving the U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement.
Morrow County Grand Jury issues posthumous murder indictment against Dana Slane in decades-old cold case killing of Catherine Conley, bringing partial closure.