A Columbus man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a Darby Township business and running from the police.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Corey Richard Miller, 24, of Columbus, charging him with two counts of breaking and entering and one count each of grand theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.
According to court documents, on Sept 17, the owner of a business on Unionville Road saw Miller and another person inside his business.
Miller allegedly entered the business through a partially open garage door.
While in the garage, Miller allegedly took a mini bike and various tools.
Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said Miller allegedly broke into the business before. This time, Phillips said, the business owner was waiting. The business owner confronted the pair. He held the other man at gunpoint while he called the police. Miller fled the scene in a Kia Soul. While fleeing the scene, Miller allegedly hit another vehicle, damaging it.
According to court documents, as police searched the area, Miller “proceeded to drive through a field to elude law enforcement officers.”
Police eventually stopped the vehicle on Route 161 just outside Plain City. According to court documents, Miller sells the items he steals and uses the money to purchase drugs.
If convicted on all charges, Miller could face as many as six and a half years in prison.
Miller could actually be facing an additional nearly 13 years in prison stemming from a series of earlier indictments. In October, he was indicted on charges of burglary, theft, grand theft, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of drugs and receiving stolen property.
Those indictments involve several incidents including the alleged Sept. 15 break in at a Marysville home and the theft of a car left running at a local store.
Also indicted were:
– Shawn Michael Hall, 25, of 223 W. Bomford St., Richwood. Hall is charged with one count each of corrupting another with drugs, tampering with evidence and trafficking in heroin. According to court documents, on Oct. 1, Hall and a woman went to the west side of Columbus to buy heroin. The woman said she remembers taking one hit of the heroin and then doesn’t remember anything until medics revived her with Narcan. Hall said the woman had overdosed at a party, but eventually admitted he gave the woman the drugs. While the woman did not die as a result of the overdose, Phillips said it did cause “serious physical harm.”
Hall said he threw away a piece of burnt foil with residue from the heroin. Law enforcement officials were unable to find the foil.
If convicted on all charges, Hall could face as many as 14 years in prison.
– Matthew Curtis Bowen, 26, of Columbus. Bowen is charged with one count of aggravated possession of drugs stemming from an alleged incident Feb. 16 involving Oxycodone. If convicted, Bowen could face as many as 12 months in prison.
– Azia Lynn Alexander, 27, of 122 N. Franklin St. Richwood. Alexander is charged with two counts of aggravated possession of drugs and one count of possession of drugs. The charges stem from an Aug. 2, arrest involving methamphetamines, hydrocodone and a prescription sedative. If convicted on all charges, Alexander could face as many as 30 months in prison.