News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that six employees of a Columbus nursing facility and a contracted certified nurse practitioner have been indicted on a total of 34 charges, including involuntary manslaughter. They are accused of neglecting two patients under their care.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined Medina County Prosecutor Forrest Thompson and local law enforcement today, discussing their teamwork to revive a rape cold case and bring justice for its survivor.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost visited Ross County Sheriff George W. Lavender Jr. to discuss two attacks just outside Chillicothe this week that left three people dead and a fourth critically injured. Crime scene investigators from the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) were on-scene to assist Lavender’s office with the case within hours of the victims being found on Monday.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Ward has been indicted for gross sexual imposition and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is enlisting the help of the public. Anyone with tips regarding the ongoing investigation of Trooper Ward is encouraged to contact the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) with information.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined Pike County leaders and state legislators today to discuss financial support the attorney general called for and the state is now providing to help the county address some costs of prosecution and defense in connection with the Rhoden family homicides.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi M. Ortiz today released an artist's new depiction of an unidentified woman who was found dead in May 1998 in Franklin County.

Clermont County Detective Bill Brewer was shot and killed Saturday evening following a stand off with a suspect in Pierce Township.

Attorney General Dave Yost is urging Ohioans to watch out for scammers this tax season and to protect their personal information and refund dollars.

A former Steubenville police officer was sentenced today along with four other men for running an illegal poaching scheme in Jefferson County, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that a Pennsylvania company must pay restitution and fines totaling $30,000 for exceeding the allowable amount of hazardous waste stored at its facility in Cuyahoga County.