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Indictments

Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the May term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on July 28 and returned 16  Public Indictments.   The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:   Danielle Coyle, 28 Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on: Felonious Assault Endangering Children (9 Counts)   Michael Harris, 30 Huntington, WV,…

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Lucasville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

Lucasville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder NEWS RELEASE​​​​​​​​​ August 5, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his 9-1-1 communication center received a call at 7:22 pm on Friday, August 4, 2023 from a female caller stating that her boyfriend had been shot in the face.  The location of the call was 196 Center…

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Update on Swauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide

Update on Swauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide NEWS RELEASE August 3, 2023   Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that on August 3rd at approximately 12:30 p.m., Aden Michael Alexander Greene turned himself in to authorities. Aden Greene was accompanied by his attorneys and mother.   Aden Greene had multiple warrants…

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Franklin Furnace Man Arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter

July 30, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that Southern Ohio Medical Center contacted his Office on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 advising of a patient that was brought in for treatment and that there were concerns of possible abuse. Detectives responded to the hospital to obtain photographic evidence of the reported injuries and to…

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Swauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his 9-1-1 Communication Center received a 9-1-1 call on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 00:48 hours, from a male at 285 Aaron Road Portsmouth, Ohio. The caller wanted to report a male had been shot and the alleged suspect had left the area.  The caller advised that they…

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Portsmouth woman arrested for felonious assault and patient abuse

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his office received a 9-1-1 call on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from a Wheelersburg residence requesting an ambulance. The caller was requesting to have a nonverbal handicap patient taken to the hospital for injuries that were possibly sustained from his caregiver. Sheriff Thoroughman stated that a deputy responded…

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Five arrested in Portsmouth after suspected drugs, firearms and cash seized

Five arrested in Portsmouth after suspected drugs, firearms and cash seized   Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announce that two Portsmouth, Ohio residents and three out of town residents have been arrested on drug and weapon offenses resulting from an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.…

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Franklin Furnace Man Arrested After Armed Standoff on Bussey Road

NEWS RELEASE July 11, 2023     Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that on July 10, 2023 at approximately 6:52 p.m. his Emergency 9-1-1 Commination’s Center received a call from a mother, stating that her son had forced his way into her house on Bussey Road in Wheelersburg. Deputies were advised that the son…

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