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Blake Grewell indicted with murder, rape of Brianna Ratliff
Coshocton teen was also indicted with tampering with evidence by special edition of grand jury
Blake Grewell was indicted Friday by a special edition of the grand jury in the death of Brianna Ratliff.
He was indicted with two counts of aggravated murder, unclassified felonies, rape, a first-degree felony, and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
It was said that a cutting instrument was used in the murder and the lethal event was stab wounds to the neck.
Ratliff was buried Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Shiloh.
COSHOCTON - A Coshocton teen was indicted Friday by a special edition of the Coshocton County Grand Jury with several charges related to the death of Brianna Ratliff of Coshocton.
Coshocton man pleads guilty to attempted murder
Zachary J. Grimmett sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison for September 2019 incident
Zachary J. Grimmett was charged with attempted murder, tampering with evidence and having weapons under disability.
He was sentenced to aggregate indefinite term of 8 to 12 years in prison on Tuesday in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court.
A just trial was preparing to start, when Grimmett decided to change his plea at the last minute.
Authorities said Grimmett fired at a gun a vehicle. There were no injuries.
COSHOCTON - The jury trial of a Coshocton man accused of attempted murder from a 2019 shooting incident was called off at the last minute Tuesday morning in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court.
Local News Briefs: Two local men sentenced in separate cases
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Two sentenced in court
COSHOCTON - Two men from Coshocton were sentenced recently in separate cases in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court by Judge Robert Batchelor.
Gabriel L. Persinger, 27, was sentenced to 17 months in prison for one count of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony. He had a previous domestic violence conviction in West Virginia. Persinger pled guilty to causing harm to a young child.
Jonathan C. Householder, 29, was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions for one count of aggravated assault, a fourth-degree felony. He was originally indicted with a second-degree count of assault. Coshocton County Prosecutor Jason Given said the count was amended due to request of the victim, who wished to avoid a trial. .
Nearly 20 elected officials from indicted state Rep. Larry Householder’s district seek his ouster Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio Nearly 20 elected officials in state Rep. Larry Householder’s district are seeking the former Ohio House speaker’s ouster, saying his indictment on a federal corruption charge is limiting their voice in Columbus.
All three Coshocton County commissioners, County Prosecutor Jason Given, County Auditor Christine Sycks, County Recorder Susan Turner, County Engineer Fred Wachtel, Coshocton Mayor Mark Mills and Coshocton City Council President Cliff Biggers, as well as several county Republican Party committee members, are among those who signed a Monday letter asking House Speaker Bob Cupp to immediately replace Householder. Coshocton County contains the district’s largest city Coshocton and is one of the two whole counties Householder represents - the other is his hometown Perry County, with parts of Licking Cou