RICHLAND COUNTY — A Perrysville man accused of shooting an Ontario police officer and female hostage during a standoff has been indicted on 42 charges by a Richland County grand jury.
Jareth Vance, 32, remains in the Richland County Jail on a cash bond of $1 million, set Feb. 12 during his initial appearance before the Mansfield Municipal Court.
On Wednesday, Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher told Richland Source the Richland County Common Pleas Court has not selected pretrial dates — but anticipates a decision will be made soon.
Vance was scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing Feb. 29 — but a 42-count indictment returned Feb. 28 allowed prosecutors to drop the pending case in municipal court, according to court records.
Most charges relate to a Feb. 11 standoff in Ontario where Vance is accused of shooting an Ontario police officer and female hostage.
Thirty-seven of the 42 charges are considered felonies. The five other counts are misdemeanors. Twenty-seven of his charges carry a gun specification.
If convicted on all counts, Vance faces a maximum sentence approaching 200 years, Schumacher told Richland Source on Feb. 29.
“The potential prison exposure is well above a human’s natural lifespan,” Schumacher said in February, adding potential arguments to merge specific counts could result in a lesser sentence.
Three defendants charged with felonious assault
Curtis Marco Person Monie III, 51, faces multiple indictments, including felonious assault, a repeat violent offender specification and domestic violence.
Monie III was allegedly involved in a personal attack “on an individual who has suffered significant injuries as a result,” Schumacher said, adding the alleged incident occurred Dec. 27, 2023.
She said the RVO specification indicates there are certain convictions in Monie III’s past that “qualify as violent offenses or crimes of violence under the Ohio Revised Code.”
“The jury has to make the ultimate determination — but we’re making the allegation,” Schumacher said.
If convicted on all counts, she said Monie III faces a sentence between two to eight years in prison, adding the RVO specification could extend a potential sentence.
Derrick Taylor, 47, is facing one count of felonious assault after allegedly attacking and causing “serious physical harm” to an individual in 2021 at the Top Hat Gentlemen’s Club, 1901 Ashland Road.
“This was an extradition,” Schumacher said. “We’d indicted it and he’d been recently picked up out of state, and brought back for this offense.”
She said Taylor, if convicted, faces a prison sentence between two to eight years.
Richard Wells, 36, is facing one count of felonious assault after allegedly attacking another inmate at the Mansfield Correctional Institution.
The alleged attack occurred March 4, 2023, and caused “serious physical harm” to the victim inmate.
If convicted, the prosecutor said Wells faces a prison sentence between two to eight years.
Blevins faces up to 30 months in prison for sex offenses
Caleb Blevins, 24, faces multiple indictments, including unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and importuning.
The Richland County Prosecutor’s office alleged Blevins sexually assaulted a juvenile in 2021, Schumacher said.
“He (Blevins) had been serving a prison sentence, so that’s what the delay was,” she said. “He’s done serving that (sentence) so now we’re bringing him back to face these charges.”
If convicted on all counts, Schumacher said Blevins faces up to 30 months in prison, adding he’d also be included on the state’s registered sex offender database.
“My position on these offenses is we should not anticipate merger (of the two charges),” she said. “I believe there’s different acts that can be explained, thereby necessitating a sentence on each of those offenses.”
Also, the following people were served with indictments returned by a Richland County grand jury in February:
— Dyantha Stevens, 34, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound (two counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound (two counts)
— Brian Horsley, 58, trafficking in a fentanyl-related Compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Joshua Conley, 36, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of heroin, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Armahd Franklin, 26, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound (three counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound (two counts)
— Kandice Butler, 21, counterfeiting (two counts), theft
— Nathan Hall, 44, theft (two counts)
— Teasya Pointer, 19, counterfeiting, theft
— Shelly Hannah, 49, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of cocaine (two counts)
— Tonya Stecher, 54, aggravated possession of drugs
— Justin Burdine, 40, theft (two counts)
— Mark Aldrich, 56, aggravated possession of drugs, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility
— Kristopher Taska, 44, aggravated possession of drugs
— Michael Hlopick, 43, unauthorized use of a vehicle
— Matthew Jacobs, 43, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer (two counts), vandalism, breaking and entering
— Dakota Doss, 30, possession of a deadly weapon while under detention
— Nicholas Conley, 37, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Darel Mitchell, 39, vandalism
— Tracy Doster, 57, burglary, theft
— Matthew Deakins, 38, trespass in a habitation
— Wesley Moore, 36, escape
— Gary Carroll, 45, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of cocaine
— Michael Trottman, 35, possession of cocaine, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, possession of a fentanyl-related compound
— Timothy Sexton, 62, aggravated possession of drugs, escape
— Cherry Hively, 53, aggravated possession of drugs
— Tyson Melton, 19, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon
— Bobbie Norris, 33, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of cocaine
— Tre’shawn Banks, 22, having weapons while under disability, forfeiture specification
— Alfonso Jenkins, 36, trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine
— Joseph Mitchell, 31, tampering with evidence, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine, possession of heroin, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, petty theft, obstructing official business
— William Owens, 36, possession of a fentanyl-related compound (two counts)
— Sherri Sweeney, 40, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs
— Todd Rox, 53, aggravated possession of drugs
— James Phipps, 43, possession of cocaine, forfeiture specification
— Karli Frizzell, 25, trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine
— Eugina Smith, 42, aggravated possession of drugs (two counts)
— Ronald Bays, 46, having weapons while under disability (two counts), two forfeiture specifications, aggravated menacing
— William Miller, 42, theft
— Devin Sutton, 20, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, forfeiture specification
— Jeremy Johnson, 43, aggravated possession of drugs
— Ashley Brinker-Smith, 34, escape (two counts)
— Cody Zeger, 36, aggravated possession of drugs
— Brittany Kammann, 32, assault (two counts), aggravated possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, obstructing official business, resisting arrest
— Aaron Morley, 27, aggravated possession of drugs
— Amir Jenkins, 31, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, trafficking in cocaine (two counts), possession of cocaine (two counts)
— Kelly Edmonson, 36, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, aggravated possession of drugs
— Dustin Shook, 37, theft
— Queon Burns, 42, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, trafficking in heroin (two counts), trafficking in counterfeit controlled substances
— Jeremy Davis, 42, counterfeiting
— Valentina Edgell, 51, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs
— Jason Wade, 52, aggravated possession of drugs
— Charles Wilson, 70, trafficking in cocaine (two counts), possession of cocaine (two counts)
— Carlos Mitchell, 52, having weapons under disability
— Aaron Finley, 42, possession of cocaine
— Amare Woods, 20, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, forfeiture specification
— Anthony Reed, 30, possession of cocaine, trafficking in cocaine, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, participating in a criminal gang
— Tyrone Henderson, 21, carrying a concealed weapon, forfeiture specification, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, forfeiture specification
— Patrick Guerin, 21, aggravated possession of drugs
— Malakhi Brooks, 20, aggravated trafficking in drugs, forfeiture specification, aggravated possession of drugs, forfeiture specification, tampering with evidence, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, forfeiture specification, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, forfeiture specification, trafficking in cocaine, forfeiture specification, possession of cocaine, forfeiture specification
— Ashlee West, 36, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs
— Christy Crouse, 61, possession of cocaine
— Ronnie Mong, 34, tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine
— Reyon Owens, 48, burglary (two counts), misdemeanor theft
— James Sparks, 54, violation of a protection order
— Freebar Allah, 35, tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine, forfeiture specification