Appellate court upholds Gallia convictions
Powell
GALLIPOLIS On Thursday, Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren announced the Fourth District Court of Appeals recently upheld two convictions from the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
According to a news release, on Dec. 20, 2019, Tyrone Q. Powell, III, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was convicted of Murder following the fatal shooting of Tyrone Powell, Jr., in Gallipolis on April 15, 2019. The Defendant was 15 years old at the time of the offense and charged in the Gallia County Juvenile Court. The Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion to transfer jurisdiction of this case to the Gallia County Common Pleas Court for criminal prosecution as an adult. Thereafter, Powell was convicted and sentenced by Judge Margaret Evans to 15 years to life in prison. Powell’s conviction was upheld by the Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Ruane convicted of aggravated murder of her child
Ruane
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio A Crown City, Ohio woman has been convicted of aggravated murder in the death of her 16-month old child, according to a news release from the office of Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney Jason D. Holdren.
Holdren announced Joyceann Louise Ruane, age 25, of Crown City, was convicted Thursday in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court of Aggravated Murder, a special category felony; a firearm specification, indicating Ruane used a firearm to facilitate the offense of Aggravated Murder; and Having Weapons While Under Disability, a felony of the third degree. These convictions result from the July 23, 2020, shooting and subsequent death of Ruane’s 16-month-old child, according to the news release.