Over the course of approximately an hour and a half Thursday, June 6, Highland County Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Greer rejected an attempted plea bargain, then agreed to accept a plea to a more serious charge, in a case involving a juvenile in the custody of Highland County Children Services accused of rape and gross sexual imposition.
A Hillsboro man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, after a jury seated in Highland County Common Pleas Court convicted him of three counts of rape in a case involving two child victims.
The reckless homicide trial of former Highland County deputy sheriff Jonathan Dustin Malone is underway, with jurors hearing opening statements and testimony from the state’s first three witnesses Monday, Aug. 7.
One week after being indicted on 26 counts, an Allensburg man accused of engaging in a standoff with police pleaded guilty to multiple charges and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
An Allensburg man accused of a standoff with police was indicted on 26 counts, a Hillsboro woman was charged with murder and a Greenfield man is facing two first-degree felony rape charges following the Tuesday, July 11 Highland County grand jury session.