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Area woman charged in vehicular assault case
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
May 5, 2025
A Marysville woman is being charged in the vehicular assault of her own child after a drunk driving crash. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Courtney Megan Butler, 36, of 1878 Woodside Drive, c...
Local man facing decades in prison over kiddie porn, rape case
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By Kyle Meddles 
May 2, 2025
A Marysville man is facing over a hundred years in prison for raping his 5-year-old relative and involvement with child pornography. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Robin Scott Atkinson, 63, ...
Death penalty not on table in stabbing case
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 30, 2025
The death penalty is not a possibility in the murder case of the man who stabbed his father. In the indictment of Micaiah Swindler, 27, of 1482 Meadowlark Lane, it was previously reported that Swindle...
Youth coach sentenced on rape counts
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 30, 2025
A man has plead guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl while he was her softball coach and is now facing at least 25 years in prison. Anthony James Davis was found guilty of two counts of felony rape of ...
Stabbing could result in death penalty
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 28, 2025
To listen to the 911 call Swindler made after the stabbing of his father visit: https://soundcloud.com/marysville-journal-tribune/ -- The Marysville man who was arrested and charged with the murder of...
Local man charged with trafficking meth
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 24, 2025
A Marysville man is facing as many as 16 years in prison for charges of possession and trafficking of up to 150 grams of methamphetamine. The Union County Grand Jury is indicting Jeffery Alan Altizer,...
Richwood man charged with rape of young relatives
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
April 14, 2025
A Richwood man is facing as many as 98 years in prison for raping three female children that were under the ages of 10. The Union County Grand Jury has charged Michel Brian Nelson, 65, of 130 E. Blagr...
Resident of Philippines charged with illegal voting
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
April 11, 2025
A Marysville woman is being charged with voting illegally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Jelanie Tumilap Neff, 36, of 1880 Welsh Place, charging her with one count of illegal voting, a four...
Man receives drug charges after pursuit
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By Kyle Meddles 
April 3, 2025
A man from out of town is facing drug charges after fleeing in a police pursuit. The Union County Grand Jury is charging Dustin Scott Harris, 45, of Forest, with two counts of aggravated possession of...
Charges stem from assault at mini mart
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
April 1, 2025
A Richwood man is facing as many as eight years in prison for assaulting another man in the village. The Union County Grand Jury is charging Dondre Ken Yon Matthaw Deal, 27, whose court-listed address...
Local man charged with abduction
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Indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
March 28, 2025
A Marysville man is being charged with abducting his fiance. The Union County Grand Jury is charging Paul Anthony Splendore, 43, of 268 Springwood Ln., with one count each of felony abduction of the t...
“Dangerous and depraved”
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Man gets 25 years for rape of young family members
By Kyle Meddles 
March 19, 2025
“He is too dangerous and depraved.” A statement from the court describing Garry Lee Giles, 82, of West Mansfield, following his sentence of 25 years in prison last week after being found guilty of rap...
Man facing three decades for selling meth near schools
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
March 17, 2025
A Toledo man is facing as many as 36 years in prison for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine in the vicinity of two local schools. The Union County Grand Jury is indicting James Ellsworth Henry III,...
Baldwin gets 15 years
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By Kyle Meddles 
March 14, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version to include more information. Former Union County Humane Agent Steffen Baldwin has been sentenced to 15.5 years in prison and will nev...
Domestic incidents lead to charges
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By Kyle Meddles 
March 5, 2025
A Raymond man is facing as many as 15 years in prison for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury is indicting Lee Allen Alderson, 55, whose court-listed address is 25984 Rout...
Car theft leads to felony charges
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 27, 2025
A Marion woman is being indicted for stealing a car and lying about her name to law enforcement. The Union County Grand Jury is charging Skyla Jade Ervin, 20, of Marion, with one count each of grand t...
Money taken from business ahead of fires
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By Kyle Meddles 
February 10, 2025
A Marysville woman is facing as many as 25 years in prison for allegedly breaking into a local business, stealing money and starting two fires. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Colleen Joan Ma...
Pair charged with trafficking cocaine
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 31, 2025
A Columbus man and a Canal Winchester woman are being charged for trafficking nearly 270 grams of cocaine through Jerome Township. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Soorixay Xay Bouaroy, 39, of...
Pursuits lead to felony charges
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
January 23, 2025
The Union County Grand Jury is indicting two individuals for fleeing from law enforcement. Keith Alan Preston, 37, whose court-listed address is 3323 Portrush Ave., Hilliard. Preston is being charged ...
Incidents outside bar lead to felony indictment
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 22, 2025
A Richwood man is facing as many as 21 years in prison for owning an illegal firearm and threatening to shoot and run over a bar patron. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Steven Patrick Wagy II...
Baldwin guilty on 32 felonies
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By Kyle Meddles 
January 3, 2025
The criminal trial against former Union County Humane Agent Steffan Baldwin has reached an official decision. In the verdict filed Thursday, Judge Daniel T. Hogan found Baldwin guilty of 32 felony cri...
Man charged in domestic incident with gun
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By Kyle Meddles 
December 27, 2024
A Marysville man is facing up to 36 years in prison for allegedly holding a handgun to his ex-wife’s head. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Joshua Glen Perdue, 44, who’s court-listed address i...
Woman charged in scissor attack
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Grand jury indictments
By Kyle Meddles 
December 6, 2024
A Plain City woman could be facing as many as 16 years in prison after allegedly using scissors to assault a family member. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Chereese Lisa Lillard, 32, whose co...
Meth listed as factor in car crash
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By Kyle Meddles 
November 25, 2024
A North Lewisburg man could be facing as many as five years in prison after allegedly causing a car crash that resulted in injuries while on methamphetamines. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted ...
Charges stem from argument involving pistol
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By Mac Cordell 
November 14, 2024
A Richwood man could be facing more than a decade in prison after allegedly burglarizing a home with a handgun. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Christopher Michael Stevens, 24, whose court-li...
Marysville man charged in choking incident
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By Mac Cordell 
November 1, 2024
A Marysville man could be facing prison after allegedly choking his live-in-girlfriend. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Nicholas Edgar Alexander Hay, 23, of 1900 Morning Song Road, Apt. 304. ...
Man charged with illegal voting
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By Mac Cordell 
October 31, 2024
A Plain City man has been charged with voting illegally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted James Anthony McDonald, 62, of 7304 Weldon Road, Plain City, charging him with four counts of illegal ...
Three indicted in drive-by shooting
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By Mac Cordell 
October 25, 2024
A Marysville man and his wife, along with another man have been indicted for a drive-by shooting in Marysville’s Uptown. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Michael Thomas Maurice McPherson and h...
Members of multi-county car theft ring charged
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By Mac Cordell 
October 10, 2024
A gang of accused car thieves has been indicted locally. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted nine individuals, alleging they are all part of an organized crime ring, stealing cars and other items...
Traffic stop leads to cocaine find
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By Mac Cordell 
September 28, 2024
A Marion man is facing multiple first-degree felony charges after a traffic stop nets more than 1,000 doses of cocaine. The Union County Grand jury has indicted Deaudrick Joseph Volney, charging him w...