(6-8-26) Three area men were recently booked, two in Mercer County and one in Auglaize County.

Owen Partin (18) of Celina was booked into the Auglaize County Jail on an assault charge. He has been released after his booking.

Joshua Cole and Eric Heinrichs were both booked into Mercer County Adult Detention Center.

A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is assumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty. As such, a prosecutor is required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person committed the crime if that person is to be convicted. To do so, proof must be shown for every single element of a crime.