MANSFIELD – A former Mansfield Correctional Institution inmate is eligible for the death penalty if convicted of killing his cellmate.
Devon Craig, 36, was indicted by a Richland County grand jury on two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder while under detention or an escape specification, two counts of repeat murder specification and four counts of repeat violent offender specification.
At the time of the alleged murder, Craig was serving 15 years to life in MANCI for an aggravated murder conviction in Cuyahoga County in 2009.
In February 2026, an indictment was filed, stating Craig “purposely caused the death of (his cellmate)” on July 2, 2024 – a day after Craig’s 35th birthday.
“The victim’s death resulted from multiple blunt force trauma injuries,” Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher said.
The murder charge makes Craig eligible for the death penalty because he has been convicted of murder previously and also because it occurred while the defendant was in a detention facility.
He has since been transferred to the maxium security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, according to the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections website.
The county prosecutor met with media on Thursday to go over recent indictments.
Akron man allegedly traveled to Mansfield to meet with a minor
Dustin Eugene McCoy, 38, of Akron, was charged with three counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person, four counts of illegal use of minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and grooming.
“We received a report that (McCoy) was traveling to meet the minor victim,” Schumacher said. “Law enforcement was able to intercept that interaction, and during the course of the interviews and such learned that there were child sexual abuse materials on his phone, as well as images he had sent to the victim.”
McCoy contacted the victim via social media and planned to meet on or around Feb. 7.
“(The victim) was 15 at the time of the offense,” Schumacher said.
Schumacher said the grooming charge McCoy received is especially important. Incidents where children normalize harmful behavior become difficult to criminalize, she said.
“Now that the legislature has given us this law, we’re able to recognize that criminal conduct early on, prior to … more serious offenses,” Schumacher said.
Taylor charged with murder for 2025 Mansfield shooting
Elijah Taylor, 21, has been charged with aggravated murder, three counts of criminal gang activity specification, two counts of murder, participating in a criminal gang, two counts of tampering with evidence and contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child.
Taylor is one of the two Mansfield men who, along with a teenage boy, were charged in 2025 with the murder of 18-year-old Ja’Myrion Hobbs.
More information about the event can be found below:
Mansfield man charged with murder, manslaughter
Charles Mack Jr. was charged with three counts of murder, three counts of repeat violent offender specification, attempt or threat of physical harm, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felonious assault.
Mack, 65, from Mansfield, allegedly caused the victim to sustain life-threatening injuries June 9, 2025. The victim was transported to Toledo for care, where he died of his injuries in September 2025.
“Through the investigation that led us to Charles Mack Jr. as our suspect, and ultimately, him being charged,” Schumacher said.
Listed below are more names from the most recently released indictment list from the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office.
– Ferrari Taylor: Trafficking in cocaine (four counts), possession of cocaine (four counts), trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound (three counts), possession of a fentanyl-related compound (three counts), tampering with evidence.
– Reginald McCoy, 56: Possession of cocaine, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
– Lakeeron Lane, 35: Trafficking in cocaine (two counts), possession of cocaine (two counts).
– Daniel Renfrow, 27: Aggravated possession of drugs (two counts).
– Kimberlee Hamons, 43: Aggravated possession of drugs.
– Lalaneaya Bauer, 52: Identity fraud, grand theft, unauthorized use of property.
– Vincent Warfel, 34: Possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
– Thomas Leslie, 21: Failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
– Amber White, 36: Aggravated possession of drugs.
– Deandre Hatcher, 35: Assault, obstructing official business.
– Seth Michael Hay, 32: Possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
– Lukas Maust, 19: Failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
– Joshua Baugh, 42: Burglary (two counts), violating a protection order (two counts).
– Paul Boddy, 63: Receiving stolen property (two counts), identity fraud, aggravated menacing.
– Bradley Thomas Wright, 21: Burglary (two counts), attempted kidnapping, attempted abduction, menacing by stalking (three counts), criminal trespass, aggravated menacing (six counts), domestic violence (two counts).
– Gary Parnell, 44: Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them – OVI (two counts).
– Richard Fisher, 44: Domestic violence.
– Justin Dingess, 35: Having weapons while under disability, specification for forfeiture of a weapon while under disability.
– Glen Kline, 48: Theft from a person in a protected class (two counts), theft (two counts).
– Gayla Johnson, 51: Theft from a person in a protected class (two counts), theft (two counts).
– Juan Evans Booker, 34: Theft (two counts).
– Vaughn Jamel Pouncy, 39: Aggravated possession of drugs.
– Adam Coon, 39: Escape.
– Nathan Fletcher, 27: Grand theft of a motor vehicle, counterfeiting.
– Ryan Anthony Vandyke, 36: Possession of a fentanyl-reelated compound, possession of cocaine (two counts).
– Robrick Horne, 46: Assault.
– Philip Moxley, 43: Trafficking in cocaine, 2 specification for forfeiture of money in a drug case, possession of cocaine.
– Chad Peters, 39: Illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of a specified governmental facility, aggravated possession of drugs.
– John Wickham, 43: Aggravated possession of drugs.
– Aaron Tipton, 35: Failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer (two counts), operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them – OVI (two counts).
– Kimberly Hlad, 54: Failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, obstructing official business.
– Shidazia Troche, 30: Felonious assault.
– Dion Cornelius, 39: Trafficking in cocaine (three counts), 2 specification for forfeiture of money in a drug case, possession of cocaine, endangering children, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound.
– Patrick Martin, 48: Domestic violence (two counts), strangulation, attempted disrupting public services, aggravated meancing.
– Clayton Books, 46: Breaking and entering.
– Gary Papst, 70: Felonious assault.
– Douglas Poe, 34: Possession of a deadly weapon while under detention.
– Sean Conrad, 30: Strangulation (two counts), abduction, disrupting public services, domestic violence.
– Theresa Foutts, 43: Aggravated possession of drugs (two counts), resisting arrest, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
– Marie Branham, 50: Trafficking in cocaine (five counts), possession of cocaine (five counts), possession of L.S.D, 2 Firearm Specifcication – 1 year, 2 specification for forfeiture of a cell phone in a drug case, 2 specification for forfeiture of a gun in a drug case, 2 specification for forfeiture of a scale in a drug case, 2 speculation for forfeiture of money in a drug case, specification for forfeiture of a weapon while under disability.
