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Woman abducted on test drive
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"No, now you'll sit there and wait like a good girl." - Homeless man to female sales associate when she attempted to end test drive.
By Kyle Meddles 
January 17, 2026
“No, now you’ll sit there and wait like a good girl,” were the words of a homeless man after he allegedly abducted a female sales associate during a test drive at the Honda Marysville Performance Luxu...
Tampering charge stems from drug test scheme
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 8, 2026
A Marysville woman is facing a charge of tampering after allegedly hiding a bottle of synthetic urine inside of her to pass a drug screening. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Tiffany Ann Combs...
West Mansfield man faces vehicular homicide counts
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 6, 2026
A man from West Mansfield has been charged with vehicular homicide in the traffic deaths of two Columbus residents. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Kevin Scott Arrowood Jr., 55, of West Mansf...
Sabin charged with attempted murder
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 29, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly misfiring a 134-year-old bolt action rifle with intent to shoot his mother’s boyfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted...
Local man given life in prison for rape of child
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 29, 2025
A Marysville man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of raping a five-year-old girl. Recently, a sentencing hearing was held at the Union County Court of Common Pleas for Rob...
Mill Valley murder suspect ruled competent to stand trial
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High profile case updates
Man from police shootout changes plea
By Kyle Meddles 
December 23, 2025
Two high-profile local court cases involving violent crimes have had some recent developments. Mill Valley murder The Marysville man charged in the Mill Valley murder case, Micaiah Immanuel Swindler, ...
Man faces felonies in strangling case
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 22, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend’s bedroom and attempting to strangle her. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Antonio Jeter, 31, of 551 Linden St., ...
Man charged for trying to smother companion
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 8, 2025
A Marysville man could be facing two decades in prison on charges stemming from an incident in 2024 in which he allegedly smothered his girlfriend with a pillow and threatened to kill other members of...
Local man charged with felony strangulation
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 4, 2025
A Marysville man faces prison time after being charged in the alleged strangulation of his fiancée. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Daniel Aaron Griffith, 46, whose court-listed addres...
Meth lab brought cartel drugs to Richwood
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 3, 2025
New details about the drug trafficking enterprise that operated in Union County between Richwood and Marysville have come to light after five suspects were recently indicted and charged in connection ...
P.C. man indicted on 60 felonies
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By Kyle Meddles 
November 21, 2025
Following a case of voyeurism, a Plain City man has been charged with 60 felony counts after allegedly filming and possessing videos of a minor in a state of nudity. The Union County Grand Jury has in...
Local man faces felony for biting OSP trooper
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
November 17, 2025
A Marysville man faces a felony charge after allegedly biting a highway patrolman while being placed under arrest. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joseph Charles Seaunier III, 48, of 27 Butte...
Alleged sex offender faces new cases
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
November 14, 2025
Two underage females came forward in a case accusing a Plain City man of rape and other sexual acts after he had already been charged in a sex offense involving a minor. Anthony David James, 20, whose...
Man charged in robbery with knife
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
November 6, 2025
A homeless man in Marysville faces more than a decade in prison after allegedly committing armed robbery with a knife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted David K. Cook, 44, who was listed as hom...
Man faces 200 counts in child porn case
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
October 31, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged with 201 felony counts stemming from the alleged possession of child pornography including photos of children under the age of 10. The Union County Grand Jury has ind...
Charges stem from stolen vaping products
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
October 20, 2025
A woman has been charged after allegedly stealing vaping products from the Marysville Short Stop while her sister, an employee at the store, attempted to stop her. The Union County Grand Jury has indi...
Pair indicted in assault on officer
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 13, 2025
A Marysville man and his girlfriend have been charged after he allegedly assaulted a Marysville police officer and she attempted to prevent his arrest. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Sean Mi...
Child rapist sentenced to life in prison
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 7, 2025
A Richwood man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of seven counts of rape against three female children under the ages of 10. During a recent sentencing hearing in the Union Co...
Charges stem from brothers using fake prescriptions
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By Kyle Meddles 
October 6, 2025
Two brothers from Dayton are facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to get drugs from the Meijer pharmacy using a fake prescription. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Deonte Devon Cur...
Alleged fentanyl trafficker faces felonies
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
October 6, 2025
A Marion man has been charged in the alleged trafficking of fentanyl and meth through the county. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jesse Lee Foley, 36, of Marion and charged him with one count...
Man indicted over machete attack
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 30, 2025
The Marysville man arrested by police for attacking a man with a machete has now been charged in court. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Morris William Moales, 57, of 323 S. Walnut St., chargi...
Columbus woman indicted for trafficking meth
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 17, 2025
A woman from Columbus has been charged with trafficking up to 150 grams of meth and possessing four other illicit drugs in Jerome Township. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Ashli Nicole Price, ...
Richwood man charged with allegedly trying to strangle girlfriend
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 11, 2025
A Richwood man has been charged after reportedly strangling his live-in girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael Vincent Harmon, 35, of 15 Beatty Ave., Richwood, and charged him wi...
Investigation of thefts leads to woman living in storage unit
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 5, 2025
A woman from Florida was found to be living in a Marysville storage unit as the result of a police investigation into multiple thefts she allegedly committed in the area. The Union County Grand Jury h...
Man who shot at cops gets $5M bond
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By Kyle Meddles 
September 4, 2025
The Marysville man charged with shooting at local police officers has plead not guilty to all charges and is being held on a $5 million bond while the prosecution pushes to deny bail. Dustin Ohm, 29, ...
Local man accused of stabbing in-law
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
August 25, 2025
A Marysville man has been charged in the alleged stabbing of his mother’s husband with a pocket knife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, whose court-listed address i...
Prosecutor eyes run for judge
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Phillips to seek common pleas post when Fraser's term is up
By Michael Williamson 
August 22, 2025
Union County Prosecutor David Phillips is looking to get a different view inside the courtroom. The office’s head legal official recently circulated a petition to be in the running for judge in the Un...
Alleged Fostoria meth dealer charged locally
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By Kyle Meddles 
August 21, 2025
A man from Fostoria, Ohio, has been charged locally in connection with trafficking nearly 50 grams of meth. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Shon Andrew Ratterman, 47, of Fostoria, with one co...
Already facing charges, man storms house with gun, knife
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
August 18, 2025
A Marysville man who was recently indicted for domestic violence against his wife now faces felony charges after allegedly storming her home armed with a gun and a knife and assaulting another man. Th...
Thousands of dollars of items stolen from two area stores
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
August 18, 2025
Two thefts of nearly $3,000 worth of combined total merchandise at the local Marysville Meijer and Walmart supermarkets in July has led to a man and woman facing felony charges. The Union County Grand...