A Marysville man has been indicted after allegedly driving a dirt bike the wrong direction and across traffic on U.S. 33, fleeing from police.
A Union County Grand Jury has indicted Carl William Hook, 26, of 1213 Monteclair Court, charging him with one count each of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
According to court documents, about 2:52 p.m., Jan. 4, Hook was allegedly driving west on a dirt bike in the grassy median of U.S. 33 in Jerome Township. While he was off the road, he allegedly passed a highway patrol trooper parked in a pull through area in the median.
Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said that when the trooper pulled out, Cook allegedly began weaving through traffic, on the berm, in the westbound lane, in the median, in the eastbound lane.
“He was driving back and forth on and off the road, he would cross both lanes, basically going the wrong direction at times,” Phillips explained.
He said that because it was afternoon, traffic in the area was “fairly heavy.”
Eventually the bike got off U.S. 33 at U.S. 42.
“They didn’t catch him or the motorbike,” Phillips said.
The prosecutor explained that Marysville police found the bike, which did not have a license plate during the chase, abandoned at one of the local gas stations. When investigators spoke with the bike’s owner, they “identified Hook as the driver” but said he did not have permission.
According to court documents it was determined that Hook did not have a valid driver’s license because it had been suspended due to the number of violations he has.
When they searched the man, the allegedly found drug paraphernalia in his possession according to court documents.
If convicted, Hook could face as many as 66 months in prison.
Also indicted was:
– Vincent Laine Wilson, 20, whose court-listed address is the Knox County Jail. Wilson is charged with one count of felony assault.
Knox County records indicate he is charged with burglary in that county. Phillips said that Wilson had been at the West Central Community Based Corrections Facility “Apparently he was having some mental health issues while in the facility, allegedly.”
Om Dec. 30, officials determined Wilson needed to go to the hospital and was being transported by emergency medical services.
“He became combative and aggressive with the medics, Phillips said.
Phillips said that as the man was struggling and fighting with medics, he allegedly kicked one of them causing them to fall out of the ambulance and hit their head, causing them to go unconscious.
“He had to be sedated by the EMT to end the struggle,” Phillips said.
The prosecutor said that assaulting emergency medical responders while they are trying to do their job is charged as a felony.
If convicted, Wilson could face as many as 18 months in prison on the assault charge in addition to what he could face for the Knox County charges.
– R. Scott Shipley, 45, of Columbus. Shipley is charged with one count of robbery.
According to court documents, on Dec. 11, Shipley was at the local Walmart and was checking out with “a fully loaded shopping cart.”
“He was observed by loss prevention in the self-checkout area scanning less than every item,” Phillips explained.
After leaving the checkout area, loss prevention officials confronted Shipley. Phillips said the man allegedly pushed his way past the store associate, knocking them down. He then allegedly threw something from the cart at one of the employees.
Phillips said the man allegedly then went to his car and loaded the merchandise. He said Marysville Police used the license plate readers they have around town to identify Shipley’s car and arrest him.
“Because Mr. Shipley used force during the commission of a theft offense, he was charged with robbery,” Phillips explained.
If convicted, Shipley could face as many as five years in prison.
– Jay Alexander Monfort, 35, of 8565 Smith Calhoun Road, Plain City. Monfort is charged with one count each of aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine.
According to court documents, about 2:55 p.m., March 7, Monfort went into the Shoe Department in Marysville. He left the store with a backpack and two pairs of shoes.
“Mr. Monfort walked past the check-out counter, made it outside to his vehicle, and sat in the passenger seat of the vehicle,” according to court documents.
When police arrived and started to question him, Monfort admitted to stealing from the Shoe Department.
Monfort was arrested and searched. During the search investigators found a baggie with more than four grams of methamphetamine, a bulk amount, and cocaine.
If convicted on the drug charges, Monfort could face as many as six years in prison. Monfort has already pleaded no contest and was found guilty to theft charges in Marysville Municipal Court. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $600, with 46 days and $300 of the punishment suspended.
– Jessica Marie Jude, 40, of Marion. Jude is charged with one count of possession of cocaine. According to court documents, in 2019, Jude was convicted of obstructing justice and sentenced to five years of probation. In December, Jude was charged with one count of tampering with evidence stemming from a Nov. 3 incident. Phillips said officials believed the woman was living in Columbus but when they went to serve the indictment they learned she was allegedly living in Marion. Phillips said the woman was told she needed to come to Marysville to get the indictment. He said that when she arrived at the probation office she allegedly had two baggies of cocaine in her possession.
If convicted, Jude could face as many as 12 months in prison on the drug charge and five years in prison on the tampering charge.