(PRESS RELEASE) On June 17, 2024, the Fulton County Grand Jury considered indictments charging individuals with Fulton County crimes, according to the Fulton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
-MARK SZABO, age 44, of Metamora, OH, was indicted on one count of Vandalism and one count of Felonious Assault. On or about May 3, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly cause serious physical harm to a patrol vehicle of the Henry County Sheriff‘s Office and he allegedly did knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a Deputy with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office by means of a vehicle. 24CR89.
-WILLIAM R. MOHR, age 46, of Alvordton, OH, was indicted on one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, and one count of Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments.
On or about May 23, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly prepare for shipment, ship, transport, deliver, prepare for distribution, or distribute methamphetamine, when he knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the methamphetamine was intended for sale or resale by him or another person; he allegedly did knowingly obtain, possess, or use methamphetamine; and he allegedly did knowingly make, obtain, possess, or use any instrument, article, or thing the customary and primary purpose of which is for the administration or use of a dangerous drug, other than marijuana, when the instrument involved is a hypodermic or syringe, whether or not of crude or extemporized manufacture or assembly, and the instrument, article, or thing involved has been used by the offender to unlawfully administer or use a dangerous drug, other than marijuana, or to prepare a dangerous drug, other than marijuana, for unlawful administration or use. 24CR78.
-JUSTIN R. PERDUE, age 35, of Swanton, OH, was indicted on one count of Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance. On or about May 31, 2024, he allegedly did fail to appear at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on May 31, 2024 by 2:00 pm. as required, after having been released on his own recognizance pursuant to section 2937.29 of the Revised Code and the release was in connection with a felony charge or pending appeal after conviction of a felony. 24CR90.
-JOSHUA L. JOHNSON, age 39, of Wauseon, OH, was indicted on one count of Securing Writings by Deception, one count of Telecommunications Fraud, and one count of Unauthorized Use of Property.
On or about April 15, 2024, he allegedly did, by deception, cause another to execute a writing that disposed of or encumbered property owned by another, or by which a pecuniary obligation was incurred; he allegedly having devised a scheme to defraud Victim 1, did knowingly disseminate, or transmit, by means of a telecommunication, any writing (text message) with purpose to execute or otherwise further the scheme to defraud; and he allegedly did knowingly use property of Victim 1
and Victim 2 without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent and unauthorized use of property is committed for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme to defraud or to obtain property or services and the value of the property or services or the loss to the victim is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seventy-five hundred. 24CR95.
-JACK C. HALL, age 22, of Wauseon, OH, was indicted on twenty-nine counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person.
On or about April 26, 2024, he allegedly did, with knowledge of the character of the material or performance involved, create, reproduce, or publish obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants or portrayed observers. 24CR93.
-CASEY L. DONALD, age 36, of Liberty Center, OH, was indicted on four counts of Menacing by Stalking and one count of Disorderly Conduct.
On or about May 14, 2024, he allegedly by engaging in a pattern of conduct, did knowingly cause another to believe that Casey Donald would cause physical harm to another, a family or household member of another and he allegedly did recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person and the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school or in a school safety zone. 24CR79.
-ROBERT L. DONALD, age 83, of Grand Rapids, OH, was indicted on three counts of Menacing by Stalking and one count of Disorderly Conduct.
On or about May 14, 2024, he allegedly by engaging in a pattern of conduct, did knowingly cause another to believe that Robert L. Donald would cause physical harm to another, a family or household member of another and he allegedly did recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person and the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school or in a school safety zone. 24CR80.
-ROBERT E. DONALD, age 63, of Grand Rapids, OH, was indicted on four counts of Menacing by Stalking, one count of Disorderly Conduct, and one count of Assault.
On or about May 14, 2024, he allegedly by engaging in a pattern of conduct, did knowingly cause another to believe that Robert E. Donald would cause physical harm to another, a family or household member of another; he allegedly did recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person and the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school or in a school safety zone; and he allegedly did knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to another. 24CR81.
-JOSEPH L. JOHNSON, age 38, of Metamora, OH, was indicted on one count of Failure to Verify Address and one count of Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address. On or about April 27, 2024 through June 6, 2024, he allegedly did fail to verify a current residence, and on or about March 13, 2024, he allegedly did fail to notify a sheriff of a change of address. 24CR86.
-RAUL M. RODRIGUEZ, age 47, of Toledo, OH, was indicted on one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs. On or about May 28, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly obtain, possess, or use Methamphetamine. 24CR91.
-JONATHAN S. ALLEN, age 37, of Wauseon, OH, was indicted on ten counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person. On or about March 11, 2024, through April 28, 2024, he allegedly did, with knowledge of the character of the material or performance involved, create, reproduce, or publish obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants or portrayed observers. 24CR94.
-NICHOLAS H. MARINO, age 38, of Swanton, OH, was indicted on two counts of Domestic Violence and two counts of Strangulation. On or about June 7, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to another, and he allegedly did knowingly create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to another by means of strangulation or suffocation. 24CR82.
-DENNIS E. PATRICK III, age 36, of Swanton, OH, was indicted on one count of Burglary and one count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. On or about May 30, 2024, through May 31, 2024, he allegedly did, by force, stealth, or deception, trespass in an occupied structure with purpose to commit in the structure theft of a motor vehicle and he allegedly stole a motor vehicle from another. 24CR84.
-TAYLER D. JAMES, age 27, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, was indicted on one count of Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal of a Police Officer. On or about June 11, 2024, he allegedly did operate a motor vehicle so as willfully to elude or flee a police officer after receiving a visible or audible signal from a police officer to bring his motor vehicle to a stop and the operation of the motor vehicle by the offender caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons or property. 24CR85.
-JEREMY G. BORTON, age 46, of West Unity, OH, was indicted on one count of Failure to Appear as Required by Recognizance. On or about June 14, 2024, he allegedly did fail to appear at the Fulton County Common Pleas Court for a Pretrial as required, after having been released on his own recognizance pursuant to section 2937.29 of the Revised Code and the release was in connection with a felony charge or pending appeal after conviction of a felony. 24CR88.
-NICHOLAS G. GEBERS, age 18, of Defiance, OH, was indicted on one count of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and one count of Theft. On or about May 22, 2024, through May 23, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly use or operate a vehicle without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent, and either removed it from this state or kept possession of it for more than forty-eight hours; and he allegedly stole a vehicle. 24CR83.
-JESSE DOMINIQUE, age 37, of Delta, OH, was indicted on one count of Theft. On or about November 19, 2023, through June 5, 2024, she allegedly stole various retail items totaling $1,662.16 from another. 24CR92.
-ANDREW J. MOLL, age 40, of Swanton, OH, was indicted on three counts of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs and one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs. On or about March 27, 2024 and May 9, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly sell or offer to sell Oxycodone. On or about May 14, 2024, he allegedly did knowingly obtain, possess, or use Oxycodone, and he allegedly did knowingly prepare for shipment, ship, transport, deliver, prepare for distribution, or distribute Oxycodone, when he knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the Oxycodone was intended for sale or resale by him or another person. 24CR87.
It should be noted that an indictment is merely an accusation, and that all criminal defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.