Ashland man pleads not guilty to killing woman, dumping her body in the woods
Man meets woman at bar, denies killing her By Julia Bingel | February 9, 2021 at 10:55 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 8:55 AM
ASHLAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 30-year-old Ashland man accused of murdering a woman and dumping her body in the woods, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Ashland County Common Pleas Court Tuesday morning.
Ryan Stroup was indicted on the charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, violating a protection order and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle for the death of Tina Goad of Mansfield.
Ashland man indicted for murder of woman found in wooded area Ryan Stroup (Source: Ashland County Sheriff) By Julia Bingel | February 7, 2021 at 8:08 AM EST - Updated February 7 at 8:24 AM
ASHLAND, Ohio (WOIO) - - The Ashland County Grand Jury indicted an Ashland man on multiple charges for allegedly killing a woman and dumping her body in a wooded area.
Ryan Stroup, 30, was indicted on the charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, violating a protection order and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Accused of killing Tina Goad of Mansfield. (Source: Ashland County Sheriff)
Feb 1, 2021
30 year old Ryan Stroup was charged with Aggravated murder in the death of 41 year old Tina Goad, according to RichlandSource.com
Bond on Friday was set at $5 million and a preliminary hearing is set for this Thursday, February 4th.
Goad s body was found last week on County road 1600, after Stroup was found in the Cleveland area and told detectives where the body was located.
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ASHLAND Ryan Stroup shot Tina Goad multiple times and left her body in a wooded area before fleeing to a Cleveland motel.
That s the account Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell laid out Friday afternoon during Stroup s initial appearance in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.
Tunnell said Goad, 41, of Mansfield, died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The gun was found by detectives on Stroup in a Cleveland motel where he was interviewed during the investigation. The defendant has confessed to shooting Ms. Goad, causing her death, and has indicated that this is a premeditated killing, Tunnell told the court.
Goad s body was found in a wooded area off of County Road 1600, Tunnell said, after Stroup directed detectives to the location.
A Cleveland man who allegedly told a relative he killed a woman he picked up in an Ashland bar, is now being questioned in the death of a woman found in a nearby wooded area.