Newark Advocate
NEWARK - A Newark man faces a felony rape charge after he allegedly engaged in sexual conduct and contact with a minor between 2010 and 2014.
Joshua T. Franklin, 32, of Newark, was charged with one count of first-degree felony rape in Licking County Common Pleas Court this week.
According to a criminal complaint, Newark police said the victim, now 14, recently disclosed Franklin had touched her inappropriately and engaged in sexual conduct with her between December 2010 and December 2014 at her Newark home. The agency said the victim at the time was between the ages of 4 and 7.
The complaint alleged Franklin sexually abused the child while visiting the residence multiple times.
Newark Advocate
NEWARK Three Maryland men are facing drug trafficking charges in Licking County after their car was allegedly found to have $18,000 in suspected marijuana during a traffic stop.
Anthony O. Covington Jr., 25, of District Heights, Maryland; Ramone L. Robey, 24, of Riverdale, Maryland; and Idrissa D. Tillman, 23, of Suitland, Maryland, are each charged with one count of trafficking in marijuana, a third-degree felony, in Licking County Common Pleas Court.
According to criminal complaints filed in Licking County this week, a Licking County deputy was sitting in a marked cruiser along Interstate 70 when he saw a blue, four-door Toyota Camry with California license plates immediately change lanes from the left lane to the right lane in between two semis.