(ATHENS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that an indictment has been issued in the special grand jury investigating allegations against Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly.
Kelly, 63 years old, of The Plains, has been indicted on 25 counts, including 23 felony counts:
- Three counts of Theft in Office, a fourth-degree felony
- Ten counts of Theft in Office, a fifth-degree felony
- Four counts of Theft, a fifth-degree felony
- One count of Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, a first-degree felony
- One count of Money Laundering, a third-degree felony
- One count of Tampering with Evidence, a third-degree felony
- One count of Tampering with Records, a third-degree felony
- One count of Perjury, a third-degree felony
- One count of Failure to Keep Cashbook, an unclassified felony
- One count of Obstructing Official Business, a second-degree misdemeanor
- One count of Dereliction of Duty, a second-degree misdemeanor
Attorney General DeWine also announced that his office, as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 3.16, would request that the Ohio Supreme Court initiate proceedings for “suspension of a local official charged with (a) felony related to official conduct.”
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Documents
Copy of Indictment (PDF)
General Offense Sentence Parameters (PDF)
Theft in Office Property Range (PDF)
Media Contacts
Dan Tierney: 614-466-3840
Eve Mueller: 614-466-3840