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Nine individuals indicted for a range of serious felonies in Knox County Grand Jury session

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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – A grand jury in Knox County has indicted nine individuals during its recent session on April 8, 2024. The charges range from attempted trespass in a habitation to aggravated possession of drugs. These indictments reflect the ongoing efforts of local law enforcement to maintain public safety and hold individuals accountable for their alleged actions. Among those indicted is Chase Huffman, a resident of Mount Vernon, who has been charged with attempted trespass in a habitation, a fifth-degree felony. Mark Scaggs from Ontario is facing charges of menacing by stalking, a fourth-degree … Read more

Beware of Scammers Posing as Knox County Sheriff’s Office with Jury Duty Scam Calls

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KNOX COUNTY, Ind. – Residents in Knox County, Indiana, are being targeted by scammers who use a fraudulent jury duty excuse to trick individuals into giving them money. The Knox County Sheriff’s Department recently issued a warning about this increase in scam calls. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the scammers are using a spoofed number that appears as the local sheriff’s department on caller ID. They then proceed to fabricate a missed jury duty scenario and threaten the victim with hefty fines or an arrest warrant. To clarify, the Knox County Sheriff’s Department emphasized that … Read more

Knox County Grand Jury Indicts Five Individuals, Including Charges of Strangulation and Weapons Possession

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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — A grand jury in Knox County has issued five indictments on Tuesday. Among those indicted are individuals facing charges including theft, violating a protection order, strangulation, abduction, having weapons under disability, resisting arrest, criminal damaging, criminal trespass, and aggravated possession of drugs. Stephen Marshall of Galena faces a fifth-degree felony charge of theft. Jonathan Vail of Fredericktown is indicted for violating a protection order, also a fifth-degree felony. Dan Haynes III of Columbus is facing multiple charges, including second-degree felony strangulation, third-degree felony abduction, and third-degree felony violation of a protection … Read more