Following an altercation near Court Street over the weekend that resulted in a fatality, a Circleville man was indicted on charges of assault and involuntary manslaughter.
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An Athens County sheriff s deputy was arrested on Friday in connection to a sexual abuse case involving the family of a previously missing teen, prosecutors said.
Jimmy Childs, 52, is facing felony charges of tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice, according to a release from the Athens County Prosecutor s Office.
The alleged incidents occurred between May 18 and May 21, following last week s indictments of Robert, Deborah, Jonathan and Josiah Bellar on charges related to ongoing sexual abuse of children in the household, officials said. Childs is accused of deleting a record of a phone call with Robert Bellar during the execution of a search warrant, not informing any supervisor of the telephone call until after his phone was seized, deleting Robert Bellar’s contact from his phone and making a false statement during the investigation, the release states.
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith placed Sergeant Jimmy Childs on paid administrative leave Friday before the officer was arrested in connection to the Athens County Prosecutorâs Officeâs sweeping investigation into the Bellar family.
Smith said in a news release from the prosecutorâs office that his office will enlist an outside agency to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations levied against Childs once legal proceedings conclude.
âIt has been my mission to restore the integrity of The Athens County Sheriffâs Office during my tenure, and we will continue to hold our deputies to a high ethical and professional standard,â Smith said in a statement. âThere are no allegations of wrongdoing against this office or any other deputy. We will continue to be open, honest and forthcoming with this investigation.â