Sheriff
Ronald D. Ward
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IN MEMORY
Lt. Randy Reffitt
1963 to 2010
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ARRESTS MADE ON
VINTON COUNTY
HOMICIDE
On Monday, November 7, 2011, the Highland County
Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office in
McArthur
,
Ohio
. Assistance was requested in
apprehending suspects in an October 7, 2011, homicide that took place in
Vinton
County
, just outside of Laurelville, which is near the
Hocking
County
line. Investigators with the Vinton
County Sheriff’s Office, along with investigators with the State of
Ohio Fire Marshal
’s Office had been conducting an investigation since that time, after a fire
was reported and a 55 year old male was found deceased in
Vinton
County
. The investigation developed leads
to two former
Hocking
County
residents, who have been residing in
Highland
County
since around July, 2011.
Arrested for charges of Aggravated Murder, Aggravated
Arson, and Aggravated Burglary, was Robert W. Schall, age 47, of
Paint
Township
. Also arrested for Complicity to
Aggravated Murder, Complicity to Aggravated Arson, and Complicity to Aggravated
Burglary, was Celena J. Danner, age 28, also of
Paint
Township
. Both subjects were taken into
custody by the Highland County Sheriff’s Office without incident during the
evening hours of November 7, 2011.
A search warrant was also conducted at the
Paint
Township
residence of Schall and Danner, by the Highland County Sheriff’s Office,
Vinton County Sheriff’s Office, and Fire Marshal’s Office, where additional
evidence relating to the crime was discovered.
All items of evidence were turned over to the investigators.
Schall and Danner will be held at the
Highland
County
Justice
Center
pending transfer to the South Eastern Ohio Regional Jail.
Assistance was also provided by Highland County Children Services
regarding the case.
INDICTMENT ISSUED ON PAINT
TOWNSHIP BREAK-IN’S
On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, the Highland County Grand
Jury handed down an 11 count indictment against Anthony Tyler Whitten, age 24,
of Paint Township. The indictment is
the result of an investigation by detectives and deputies with the Highland
County Sheriff’s Office into several residential burglaries in the Paint
Township area from June 13, 2011, through October 6, 2011.
The specific counts of the indictment are one count of
Receiving Stolen Property (F-5), one count of Receiving Stolen Property -Firearm
(F-4), one count of Having Weapons While Under Disability (F-3), one count of
Attempted Theft of a Firearm (F-4), three counts of Theft (each an F-5), and
four counts of Burglary (each an F-2).
Whitten has been in custody since October 6, 2011, after
he was caught immediately after one of the burglaries in possession of stolen
property. Whitten will be arraigned
in Highland County Common Pleas Court via video arraignment in the near future.
Website
Update Notice
Effective March 6, 2009, the
website at the Highland County Sheriff's Office will only be updated as it
pertains to Registered Sex Offenders, WebJamin and Special News releases on a
regular basis. This is due to layoffs of 20% of the workforce at the Highland
County Sheriff's Office due to massive budgets cuts handed down to Sheriff Ward
by the Highland County Board of Commissioners in the past several months. This
is a regrettable situation, but we are working with the Board of Commissioner
and other county agencies to get the economic situation locally pointed in the
right direction. We understand this may cause an inconvenience to citizens that
view our website regularly, but it is a necessary action. We hope to resume
daily updates as future budget allocations allow. Thank you for your
understanding during these tough economic times.
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