(5-31-26) Four recent bookings by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and Celina Police Department.

Domestic violence…Knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a family or household member. Recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or household member. Knowingly, by threat of force, cause a family or household member to believe that the offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member.

STEPHANIE MARIE EBBING

Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2913.02, theft without consent occurs when someone knowingly obtains or exerts control over property or services without the owner’s permission, with the purpose of depriving the owner of that property. Penalties scale significantly based on the value of the items taken.

In Ohio, Criminal Mischief involves the unlawful and knowing defacing, moving, or tampering with the property of another, or with certain surveying and safety markers, to interfere with its use or value.

In Ohio, sexual imposition is a criminal offense defined as unwanted, nonconsensual “sexual contact” (touching erogenous zones) committed when the offender knows the contact is offensive, the victim’s ability to consent is impaired, or the victim is a vulnerable minor

NOTE: Being presumed innocent despite being charged is a foundational legal principle. In the U.S. criminal justice system, you are legally innocent unless or until the prosecution proves your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.