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Hobart Roark (Photo courtesy of the Brown County Sheriff s Office) On Feb. 9 at approximately 2:31 p.m., Hobert Roark, 41, who had escaped from the Brown County Jail in December, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals and the Portsmouth Police Department.
The U.S. Marshals, acting on information provided by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, were able to carry out the arrest without incident at a residence on Fourth Street in Portsmouth.
Arrested along with Roark was his girlfriend, Desiree Phillips, 39, who was allegedly hiding Hobert Roark in her basement. She is currently being held on obstruction charges to be filed by the Portsmouth Police Department at Scioto County Detention Center.