News Releases

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement regarding the death of 14-year-old Mykiara Jones that occurred on Tuesday evening in Madison Township, Butler County at Land of Illusion Adventure Park:

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Victims of Crime Act Fix by the U.S. Senate:

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a historic $26 billion nationwide agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the far-reaching and devastating opioid epidemic.

A Hocking County man was sentenced to prison for the 2020 murder and dismemberment of a friend he had been staying with, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

A local waste hauler who created significant environmental hazards on his properties by illegally dumping acres of trash has been sentenced to four years in prison, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has referred two Central Ohio investigations regarding two fatal officer-involved critical incidents to the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney.
 

A Cuyahoga County grand jury has declined to indict a law enforcement officer in the death of Arthur Keith.

A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted seven people accused of taking part in a criminal enterprise that burned buildings and faked burglaries to fraudulently collect more than a million dollars from insurance companies, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 15 other states in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not reinstate California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act, which unconstitutionally allows California — and only California — to regulate which cars we may drive.  

The United States District Court for the Southern District Ohio granted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to permanently enjoin  a law that sought to unconstitutionally restrict Ohio’s power to cut taxes.