A local man has been charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Quentin T. Snodgres, 42, of 8011 Rickard Road, Plain City, charging him with one count of involuntary manslaughter, one count of possession of heroin and two counts of trafficking in heroin. Snodgres and Jennifer Ann Moore, 40, of Plain City were in a relationship. Prosecutors say that on May 17, Snodgres went to Columbus to purchase heroin. At some point, he gave heroin to Moore. She allegedly took the drugs, overdosed and died in the Rickard Road home. A…
Author: Mac Cordell
The Union County Prosecutors Office and grand jury are working to keep local correctional facilities safe. “When you have a penal institute, they are crowded or sometimes overcrowded,” Phillips said. “You have to be able to maintain control and order.” Phillips added that corrections officers and other prison staff members have a job to do. When drugs or violence are added to the environment, it makes it difficult, even dangerous for them to do their job. “When an inmate assaults a corrections officer, or spits at them, or when there are drugs involved, we will prosecute,” Phillips said. “We have…
Pictured is Jonathan Andrew Rideout. A Delaware man could be facing nearly a decade and a half behind bars after allegedly driving to Marysville and shooting into a home. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jonathan Andrew Rideout, 21, of Delaware, charging him with one count each of improperly discharging a firearm, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence. According to court documents, on Aug. 24, Rideout and a Union County resident got into an argument over Facebook. “There were some back and forth messaging,” Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said. He said Rideout drove…
Pictured is Amy E. Resch. A Portage County woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after threatening to murder the local prosecutor. In June, Amy E. Resch, 28, of the Dayton Correctional Institute, pleaded guilty to one count each of retaliation and intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a crime. Recently she was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Resch was upset with Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips because he had opposed her petition for judicial release in 2017. Shortly after her petition was denied by the judge, Resch wrote Phillips a letter, which started kindly,…
Marysville City Council recently heard plans for The Residences at Bethel Woods, a gated community of freestanding and townhome style condominiums. The project will be south of the Kroger building and bordered by MacIvor Woods Park to the south and west. (Photo submitted) Residents will have an opportunity to have their say on plans for a proposed gated community on West Fifth Street. Residences at Bethel Woods is a 51-home development planned for 14 acres behind the Kroger Marketplace and adjacent to the MacIvor Woods. The development will be a mix of 31 freestanding condominiums and 20 townhome style homes…
The Plain City Police Department and the Pleasant Valley Joint Fire District responded to a diesel fuel spill about 4 p.m., Tuesday on N. Chillicothe Street. Officials worked to make sure the leaked fuel was contained to the parking lot and roadway and did not enter the ditches or drainage system in the area. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell)
Fresh off the success of the Marysville Bicentennial celebration, city officials are already working on plans to increase the number of community celebrations. City officials and residents spent much of Monday night’s city council meeting congratulating and thanking city staff for the recent two-day celebration of Marysville’s 200th birthday. “It was a wonderful event,” Kathy Young, a resident, told council as part of the meeting. Resident Tony Eufinger, called it, “a wonderful bicentennial” adding that his family “truly enjoyed it.” Council member Scott Brock said that when he moved to Marysville, the city celebrated the Honda Homecoming, but he doesn’t…
A decision last year payed immediate dividends this year for the Triad Local School District. Last year, the Triad Local School District made the decision to 1:1 learning, providing Chromebooks for each student. As part of the decision, the district installed generators at each building. “In moving to 1:1, we knew that was one of the steps we had to take before we could get there,” said Triad Superintendent Vicki Hoffman. “Our concern was that if we lost power, learning would stop and we didn’t want that.” Over the summer, the generators went online. Thursday and Friday, they were called…
Friends and family filled the defenses’ side of the Common Pleas Courtroom on Thursday to show support for Kyle Nelson. Nelson was convicted of selling the drugs that killed another man. As he was being led from the courtroom to begin his six-year prison sentence, Nelson waved goodbye. Some of the assembled responded by offering him a raised fist of solidarity. (Journal-Tribune photo by Mac Cordell) —- The friend and drug dealer of a man found dead in the White Castle parking lot will spend the next six years in prison. Kyle Edward Nelson, 26, of 811 Hickory Dr., Marysville,…
Marysville officials are learning about a second phase of the Woodside Development proposed for Columbus Avenue. The first phase, the Wilcox section, is already under construction near Benny’s Pizza. The proposed second phase is highlighted. City officials said roads through the project will connect to Professional Parkway, which developers are being required to complete. (Photo submitted) —- While work is underway for the first phase of a development on Columbus Avenue, Marysville officials are hearing plans for a second phase. Last week, the city’s Design Review Board heard a presentation about the Maryway Apartments, a 252-unit complex to sit on…
A Marion man who fought with police and tried to take an officer’s gun is facing charges for the incident. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jesse James McClure, 22, of 315 S. High St., Marion. McClure is charged with two counts of assault and one count of aggravated robbery. According to court documents, about 6:25 p.m. Aug. 2, Marysville Division of Police received a call about an unconscious, suspicious person in the Wal-Mart parking lot. When officers arrived at the scene, they found McClure lying in one of the parking lot’s green space areas. Officers tried talking to…
A Richwood man is dead of an apparent suicide. Michael David Blaine Andrews II, 25, of Richwood, was pronounced dead at 6:07 p.m., Aug. 18, at the cemetery. “Right now, it is looking like it is a suicide — a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” said Lance Emberling, an investigator with the Union County Coroner’s Office. Emberling said that during the evening a woman was watering flowers at the cemetery and saw a car parked there as well. At some point the woman went to the car and discovered Andrews. The woman called 911. When medics arrived at the…
Members of the Marysville Finance Committee got some good news at Monday’s meeting. At the meeting, City Finance Director Justin Nahvi reported that last week Marysville received a check for about $1.1 million. He said the money represented the tap fees, or capacity fees, for the apartments on Cooks Pointe Boulevard. When a new water and sewer consumer is constructed, whether it is a single-family home, apartment or business, there is a fee to tap into the city’s water and sewer services. City Manager Terry Emery said Metro Developments, LLC purchased about 200 taps. The money will go into the…
A woman who allegedly attacked her child and another man has been charged. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Elisabeth Rachel Carver, 43, whose court-listed address is Montpelier, Indiana. According to court documents, about 3 p.m., July 27, police were called to the City of Marysville Municipal Pool. When police arrived, they found Carver who was, according to court documents, “noticeably intoxicated and disorderly.” “She was acting out of line,” said Assistant Union County Prosecutor Rick Rodger. Witnesses told investigators that Carver pushed her 18-month-old daughter off a park bench. They told police Carver screamed obscenities and repeatedly told…
Marysville is moving forward with an agreement to sell 15.28 acres along U.S. 33 in the city’s Innovation Park. The buyer, BlueScope, is planning to build two buildings on the site. (Photo submitted) —- Marysville officials are moving forward with the sale of property in its Innovation Park. At Monday’s meeting of the city council, the body approved legislation to sell 15.28 acres of land along U.S. 33, part of the 205-acre Innovation Park. Earlier in the day, the Union County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) also approved the resolution. The CIC serves as the city’s economic development agency and negotiated…