Charges allege man attacked woman, her son
A Marysville man could be facing almost three decades behind bars after allegedly attacking a woman and her son.
A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Robert J. Keelen, 38, of 294 Magnolia Drive. Keelen is charged with two counts of domestic violence, two counts of tampering with evidence and one count each of felonious assault, theft of drugs and menacing.
According to court documents, on Sept. 2, police were called to the Magnolia Drive home. When they arrived, they spoke with Keelen who told police he was attacked and slammed to the ground by his live-in girlfriend’s son. He did say he had been drinking.
When police interviewed the woman and her son, they got another story. According to their account, Keelen and the woman were arguing. Keelen had allegedly stolen several pills from the woman’s medication.
The boy heard the fight and went to check on his mother.
“Robert then turned to (the boy) and became aggressive, yelling and following (the boy) through the house,” according to court documents.
The mother began recording the incident on her cellphone.
“Robert tried to grab the phone away from (the woman),” according to court documents. “Robert then threw (the woman) to the ground and got on top of her.”
The son tried to get Keelen off his mother, which caused Robert to “get physical” with the boy.
“Robert slammed (the boy) on the ground twice, causing (the boy) to hit his head on the ground both times,” according to court documents.
Keelen then allegedly pushed the boy into the wall and took the mother’s cellphone “and threw it into the woods behind their house.”
The mother and son “hid in the bathroom” until help arrived.
While at the home, one of the police investigators was able to locate the phone in the woods.
Video footage from the phone, “confirmed Robert being physically aggressive.”
While police were on the scene, Keelen allegedly swallowed the pills he allegedly took from the victim.
The mother and son were taken to Dublin Methodist Hospital for treatment.
If convicted, Keelen could face more than 28 years in prison.
Also indicted was:
– Thomas M. Pude, 23, and his brother, Ryan M. Pude, 22, both of Pennsylvania.
Both men are charged with one count of felonious assault.
According to court documents, about 9:25 p.m., Sept. 20, 2018, police were called to the area of 225 E. Fifth St. in Marysville on a report of a fight. When they arrived, officers found a man lying on his back on the sidewalk. Witnesses told the police two men walked up to the victim and punched him in the face. The victim said he was locking his bike in the area when the two men walked up to him. He said that one man, later identified as Ryan Pude, distracted him while the other man, later identified as Thomas Pude, hit him. Both men ran when they heard the police siren, witnesses told police.
“It appears, from the report at least, to be a random assault,” said Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips, who said the Pudes were “bar hopping.”
Witnesses gave police a description of the men, what they were wearing and the direction they ran.
The victim was taken to Memorial Hospital and police began looking for the men. One of the men, later identified as Ryan Pude, was found on East Fifth Street.
An employee at a local business in the area said the man with Ryan Pude was his brother Thomas. The employee provided police with a receipt with Thomas Pude’s name.
Eventually, the victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital.
– Mona Goodson, 21, who is an inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Goodson is charged with two counts of harassment with a bodily substance. According to court documents, on Aug. 6 and again on Aug. 20, Goodson allegedly threw a bodily substance at a corrections officer.
In August she was charged with of assault stemming from a May 15 incident when she allegedly bit a corrections officer.
Goodson was originally sent to prison in March of 2018 for robbery and assault convictions in Franklin County. While incarcerated, she was convicted of harassment by an inmate in Franklin County.
The most recent indictment is at least the eighth time Goodson has been charged criminally for her behavior while at ORW. She has a history that includes throwing urine, spitting, punching, kicking, biting, smearing feces, pinching and throwing things.
Goodson has been set for release several times but convictions for her conduct in the prison have delayed her freedom date until January of 2021.