Thompson pleads not guilty By Patrick Keck - [email protected] 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.