MANSFIELD, Ohio – Three men from Mansfield were indicted by the Richland County Grand Jury in June on charges related to the April robbery of the BP Duke station.
Kelly Finnegan, James Davis and Darius LeFlore were all indicted on charges stemming from the April 16 robbery of the BP Duke station at 595 S. Main St. Finnegan, 39, was charged with aggravated robbery with a firearm specification, two counts of robbery with a firearm specification, and two counts of having weapons while under disability.
Davis, 40, was charged with aggravated robbery, two counts of robbery and one count of having weapons while under disability. LeFlore, 42, was charged with aggravated robbery and two charges of robbery.
Richland County Assistant Prosecutor Deb Woodward explained the robbery occurred at 11 p.m. on April 16. Mansfield Police received a report that an unknown male had robbed the store at gunpoint, and after interviewing witnesses information was discovered concerning who might have perpetrated the robbery.
“Ultimately the allegation was Finnegan was involved in the actual robbery,” explained Woodward. “Finnegan is allegedly the man who entered the store and committed the actual robbery, and the other two were waiting outside.”
If convicted of all charges, Finnegan could face a maximum sentence of 37 years in prison. Davis could face a maximum of 30 years in prison, and LeFlore could face a maximum of 27 years.
A Mansfield woman was indicted on charges related to a heroin overdose in her home. Marie Tackett, 45, was charged with tampering with evidence, failure to report a death, falsification and possession of heroin.
Woodward stated the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at Tackett’s residence, 507 Michigan Avenue, in regards to an unresponsive male. The 45-year-old victim had allegedly arrived at the residence the night before and was found unresponsive the next morning – an autopsy from the Summit County Coroner determined the man died of heroin toxicity, said Woodward.
Evidence was seized at Tackett’s residence including pill bottles and bundles of heroin. Police also discovered a garbage bag that Tackett had taken to the dumpster containing syringes.
“That as the basis for the tampering with evidence charge,” explained Woodward. “There was also some question as to how long the victim had been passed away, leading to the failure to report a death charge.”
Scott Mills, 41, was indicted this month on 22 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor. The incidents occurred between January and March of 2015, according to Woodward.
“The defendant had been using peer-to-peer file sharing to download child pornography,” she said.
Woodward noted there were 14 videos involved in the investigation by the sex crime unit of the Mansfield Police Department, depicting more than one minor involved in sexual activities. Mills faces 14 second-degree felony charges with a maximum of eight years each in prison if convicted, and eight charges of fourth-degree felony charges with a maximum of 18 months each.
Eighteen-year-old Kiersten Proulx was indicted on two counts of illegal processing of drug documents. Woodward explained the first charge states Proulx allegedly made, uttered, sold or knowingly possessed a false or forged uncompleted preprinted prescription blank used for writing a prescription; the second charge states Proulx acquired an uncompleted preprinted prescription blank by theft.
The charges stem from an incident at Lexington High School between Sept. 12, 2014 and Oct. 31, 2014 when a student presented a doctor’s excuse on a prescription pad. Woodward said something about the note caused authorities to question its validity and an investigation was launched. It was eventually discovered that the note originally came from Proulx, who obtained the prescription blank.
