The Ross County Grand Jury returned 13 of their 14 cases Friday, July 12th, 2024, with six open for release to the public. From testimony in the the grand jury in one of the cases, according to the Ross County Prosecutor’s Office:
Ross County — On June 17th, the Sheriff’s Office was called on a suspicious vehicle in the area of Three Locks Road just south of US 23 that had sheet metal strapped to its roof.
A pole barn on the property had been stripped of metal, but 32-year-old Cody Allen Kimbler of Trego Creek Road and 37-year-old Michael C. Butterbaugh of Massieville Road, with the van, said they found the metal on the ground and just picked it up.
But, the property owner identified a tote sitting by the vehicle as having been in the pole barn.
For indictments on fifth-degree felony breaking and entering, they could get up to a year and $2,500 in fines. They were also indicted for misdemeanor theft and misdemeanor receiving stolen property for the tote.
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1 of 2 37-year-old Michael C. Butterbaugh of Massieville Road (left) and 32-year-old Cody Allen Kimbler of Trego Creek Road (right).
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