News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement regarding the investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville on Monday.

A former Cuyahoga County corrections officer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to tampering with records and dereliction of duty related to the death of an inmate, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

A Marion County Common Pleas Court judge and his wife have been sentenced to two years in prison stemming from a June 2020 hit-and-run that injured a 19-year-old man, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld an Ohio law that forbids doctors from performing abortions that they know are motivated by the unborn child’s Down syndrome. 

A waste hauler in Clermont County has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in civil penalties after an investigation by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost found that he illegally dumped significant amounts of waste on his property.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, involving Columbus Division of Police officers and security officers from the hospital.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the 2020 Capital Crimes Report, an annual accounting and procedural history of each case that has resulted in a death sentence in Ohio since 1981, the year the state’s current death penalty law was enacted.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that an investigation has been opened following recent allegations involving two executives at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today called on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent CDC vaccination cards on their platforms.