Thompson pleads not guilty
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Attorney Joel King represented the State of Ohio in the Tuesday afternoon arraignment.
Billy Thompson, a former Scioto County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer, received a sign-on bond of $100,000 during Tuesday’s arraignment from presiding Judge Howard Harcha.
PORTSMOUTH As a result of Tuesday’s arraignment, a former Scioto County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer pleaded not guilty and had his bond set at $100,000.
At the Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, presiding Judge Howard Harcha heard from the defendant, Billy Thompson, and the State of Ohio serving as the prosecution.
PORTSMOUTH A former Scioto County correctional officer is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of 56-year-old Kevin Bailey in May 2020.
On April 16, a Scioto County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Billy Thompson on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. Bailey was arraigned Tuesday and released on a $100,000 signature bond.
Thompson is accused of slamming Bailey to the ground during a May 25, 2020, struggle inside the Scioto County jail, according to a press release from the Ohio Attorney Generalâs Office. Bailey died June 1, 2020.
An autopsy report obtained by the Scioto County Daily News lists the cause of death as complications resulting from blunt force trauma to head, neck and torso and the manner of death as a homicide. The report states the medical examiner found bruising on his temporal lobe, his ribs and his lungs, as well as a skull fracture and a fracture on his collar bone.
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Updated: 7:42 PM EDT April 19, 2021
A former Scioto County Sheriff s Office corrections officer has been indicted on felony charges over his role in the death of an inmate last year.
According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Billy Thompson was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter and reckless homicide.
The charges stem from fatal injuries suffered by 56-year-old Kevin Bailey on May 25 at the Scioto County Jail.
The attorney general s office said Thompson is accused of slamming Bailey to the ground during a struggle while moving him within the facility.
Bailey was taken to the hospital where he died in June 1 due to blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso.
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