A Kenton man accused of breaking another man's jaw in jail earlier this week was among ten people indicted by a Marion County grand jury Wednesday.
MARION - A Kenton man accused of breaking another man's jaw in jail earlier this week was among ten people indicted by a Marion County grand jury Wednesday.
Ronnie Harmon Jr., 21, was indicted on one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony in Marion County Common Pleas Court.
The charge stems from an incident on Tuesday when officers were dispatched to OhioHealth Marion General Hospital for an assault that occurred at the Multi-County Correctional Center earlier that day.
The victim told officers that Harmon had hit him in the face one time, according to an affidavit filed in Marion Municipal Court and signed by Marion Police Detective Scott Sterling.
Doctors advised officers that the victim's jaw was broken. A video obtained from the jail showed Harmon going up a flight stairs and hitting the victim once before walking away, the affidavit says.
Harmon is also facing a charge of corruption of a minor, according to the Multi-County Correctional Center. His bond has been set at $50,000.
A Marion man accused of tampering with evidence was also indicted on Wednesday.
Jeremiah Thrush, 34, was indicted on one count of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, in Marion County Common Pleas Court.
The charge stems from an incident on June 6, when officers received a trafficking in heroin warrant for Alexandria Justice, 33, who was also indicted this week on one count of trafficking in heroin, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of trafficking in heroin, a fifth-degree felony.
Justice was in a vehicle with Thrush when an officer approached them, according to an affidavit filed in Marion Municipal Court and signed by state trooper Jeremy Bice.
The officer ordered both of them to keep their hands visible, the affidavit says. Thrush was observed reaching for and moving a pack of cigarettes around, according to the patrol.
Thrush was then placed in handcuffs and was ordered to stand next to the front passenger tire of the vehicle, according to the affidavit. Officers said they observed a cigarette pack lying directly behind the tire.
The affidavit says that officers found a paper drug fold in the pack containing an unknown substance.
Thrush is being held at the Marion County Correctional Center. His bond has been set at $10,000.
Dazmond Smith, 27, 194 E. Fairground St., on one count of domestic violence, a third-degree felony.
Austin Rose, 18, 2686 Caledonia Northern Road, Caledonia, on one count of gross sexual imposition, a fourth degree misdemeanor, and one count of public indecency, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
Jason A. Pollock, 34, 1597 Southland Parkway, one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and one count of possession of drugs, a first-degree misdemeanor.
David Mahoney, 44, 545 Bellefontaine Ave., on one count of receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony, and four counts of misuse of a credit card, all first-degree misdemeanors.
Steven Derfler, 55, 554 Girard Ave., on one count of violation of a protection order, a fifth-degree felony.
Kristopher Currington, 25, 215 Grace St., Bucyrus, on one count of forgery, a fifth-degree felony, and one count of theft, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Christopher Gates Jr., 28, 1527 Depot Road, Albany, on one count of possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony, and one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.