A Marysville teen has been indicted after officials found alleged child pornography at a local high school.
The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Bryan Gabriel Loulan, 19, of 625 Wagon Wheel Lane. Loulan is charged with one count each of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance.
In April 2019, Loulan was enrolled at Marysville’s Early College High School. Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said Loulan left a USB drive at the school. When the finder tried to determine who owned the drive, they discovered the alleged child pornography.
“School officials were notified and the school official immediately notified law enforcement,” Phillips said.
Officials determined the drive belonged to Loulan.
“Law enforcement seized some evidence, executed some search warrants,” Phillips said.
The prosecutor said officials do not believe the images originated with Loulan or that they depicted local children.
“The photographs did not involve any other student,” Phillips said.
He said the victims in the photographs were “younger than would have been at the school.”
“We looked to see if we were able to identify any of the victims. We were not,” Phillips said. “It does not appear to have been created locally.”
He said because Loulan “had just turned 18” investigators worked to determine when the images were created or downloaded. Law enforcement determined the images were downloaded before Loulan’s birthday so he was charged as a juvenile. Phillips would not detail the juvenile charges except to say they were “related.”
While Loulan is charged as a juvenile for creating the images, Phillips said he continued to possess them as an adult, which is a crime.
“We wanted to see if the juvenile court would relinquish jurisdiction on the companion case,” Phillips said, adding that they did not.
If convicted on the adult charges, Loulan could face as many as 30 months in prison.
Also indicted was:
– Jordan Allen Muller, 28, of Canal Winchester. Muller is charged with one count each of robbery, theft and petty theft.
According to court documents, on Jan. 20, an employee at a local retailer called 911 to report two men had just taken took two small generators, valued at $1,300 each, without paying.
“The males pushed the emergency door open, pushing it off the track,” according to court documents.
The men put the generators in an SUV.
Several employees saw the men and chased after them, confronting them at the vehicle.
“The male in the orange jacket began reaching into his pocket,” according to court documents. “(One of the employees) thought that the male in the orange jacket may have been reaching for a gun.”
The employee did take a picture of the license plate on the vehicle. Investigators contacted the license plate owner, a local car dealership, which said it had been stolen in January.
“Surrounding agencies were notified of the theft that just occurred,” According to court documents.
Columbus Police said they had a theft from a store with the same vehicle description and license plate. Marion Police reported they had two thefts and a pursuit with this vehicle.
Using video surveillance, investigators were able to identify Muller as the driver, “as he was known from other thefts” according to court documents.
Witnesses were also able to identify Muller.
If convicted, Muller could face more than six years in prison.
– Krystle A. Boylan, 33, of Columbus. Boylan is charged with one count of aggravated possession of drugs, stemming from a March 17 incident involving methamphetamine.
If convicted, Boylan could face as many as 12 months in prison.
– Thomas Francis Ralph, 27, of East Lansing, Michigan. Ralph is charged with one count of aggravated possession of drugs. The charge is the result of an April 5, 2019 incident involving amphetamine.
If convicted, Ralph could face as many as 12 months in prison.
– Thomas J. Bernstiel, 32, of Worthington. Bernstiel is charged with one count of grand theft. According to court documents, between Feb. 16 and Dec. 19, Bernstiel allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of copper wire from a local business.
Phillips said Bernstiel sold the copper for about $1,200 to a recycling facility. If convicted, Bernstiel could face as many as 18 months in prison.