Archive of 11-27-09
On 27 Nov 09 a sixteen year old Marietta resident
reported she was involved in a dispute with her father. Deputy
Sheriff Mayle is attempting to obtain statements from witnesses
in order to clarify each party’s role in the conflict.
On 27 Nov 09 Jessica L. Gates, age 29, 2430
Dutch Central Ridge, Rockport, WV, reported her now ex-live-in
boyfriend awoke her in the middle of the night and demanded
her to identify a male whose number she had in her mobile phone.
Ms. Gates said her boyfriend ran with her phone into the bathroom
of their apartment in Belpre and when she attempted to grab
the phone he slammed the door on her arm. Ms. Gates stated
she was not harmed intentionally and did not fear for her safety
but that she did want her ex-boyfriend to return her phone
and a set of keys. As a result, Deputy Sheriff Mayle closed
this case as unfounded.
On 27 Nov 09 a twenty-eight year old Beverly
resident reported she has received several threatening phone
calls from a male she met on the internet and that he continues
to phone her despite her repeated requests to not do so. This
case remains under investigation (308).
On 27 Nov 09 Deputy Sheriff Holbert and fire
departments from Newport and Grandview Township were dispatched
to a structure fire at 160 Main Street, New Matamoras. The
cause of the fire at the rental property owned by Conrad Mace,
age 72, 17730 County Nine Road, New Matamoras, appears to be
accidental. The Grandview Township fire chief said the aluminum
chimney of a gas floor console furnace appeared to overheat
and ignited the vinyl siding outside the home.
On 27 Nov 09 Deputy Sheriff Smeeks conducted
a traffic stop on a vehicle whose driver immediately reversed
direction when she encountered his cruiser in the parking lot
of Cutler Elementary School. Speaking to the vehicle’s
three occupants, Deputy Smeeks observed an open can of Budweiser
on the floorboard in front of the seventeen year old backseat
passenger. Deputy Smeeks determined the can belonged to the
front seat passenger, Christopher N. Mayle, age 30, 672 Hill
Road, Cutler, and issued Mr. Mayle a minor misdemeanor citation
for possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. A
search of the vehicle followed a canine indication for the
presence of drugs. During the search Deputy Smeeks located
a bag of marijuana and an unloaded Glock .40 handgun inside
a coat belonging to the juvenile. A check of the weapon’s
serial number showed the handgun was stolen and further checking
revealed the weapon was stolen from a Licking County Sheriff’s
Deputy along with a bullet resistant vest. Under questioning,
the teenager said on 22 or 23 Nov he asked an acquaintance
in Zanesville to find a gun for him to purchase to use hunting.
The juvenile said he later met again with his acquaintance
and two white males who offered to sell him a handgun for $200
and a bullet proof vest for $150. In consequence, Deputy Sheriff
Smeeks arrested the teenager on delinquency charges of carrying
a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property and possession
of marijuana. Information pertaining the theft of the firearm
was forwarded to authorities in Licking County for further
investigation.
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED
Investigating leads related to the attempted armed robbery
of Par Mar in Little Hocking at, Deputies identified Christopher
C. Griffin, age 25, 5320 Rye Road, Reedsville, as a suspect.
The robbery attempt occurred in the late evening hours on 19
Nov at 66 Arrowhead Road after Mr. Griffin unsuccessfully attempted
to purchase beer and cigarettes. Told by the clerk that she
would not sell him the items because he had no photo identification,
Mr. Griffin produced a pocket knife and demanded the cash from
the register. Mr. Griffin did not unfold the knife to reveal
the blade and fled in a vehicle toward Coolville on US 50 after
the clerk stated she activated an alarm.
Once Deputies developed Mr. Griffin as a suspect, they interviewed
a witness to the crime, who stated he was the driver of the
vehicle other witnesses said fled from the store. The witness
stated Mr. Griffin asked him to take him to Little Hocking
to purchase cigarettes and he waited in the vehicle as Mr.
Griffin went inside the store. After seemingly taking a long
time, the witness said Mr. Griffin hurriedly exited the store
and said, “go” followed by “I did something
I shouldn’t have done. I tried to rob the store.”
On 24 Nov 09 Mr. Griffin was arrested by law enforcement authorities
in Meigs County on an outstanding warrant in Ashland County
for failure to appear. Later transported and processed into
the Washington County Jail, Mr. Griffin had several tattoos
similar to those described by the clerk who reported the attempted
robbery. While being interviewed at the jail, Mr. Griffin admitted
that he recently altered the tattoos on his fingers, neck,
and face.
The following individuals
were processed into the Washington County Jail:
Joshua James Blewett, age 22, 43735 Tabor Hill Road, Summerfield,
OH, for failure to appear at a court ordered hearing on unpaid
fines, a misdemeanor. Blewett was picked up at the Noble County
line by Deputy Sheriff Mankins and processed into the Washington
County Jail on 27 Nov 09 at 2:46 am.
Michael Eric Hoffert, age 26, 101 Washington Street, Marietta,
for burglary, a felony. Hoffert was arrested at his residence
by Patrolman Blasko of the Marietta City Police Department
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 27 Nov 09
at 12:10 pm.
Robert Gregory Miller, age 38, 2136 Silverville Road, Freeport,
PA, a fugitive from justice, a felony. Miller was arrested
near milepost sixteen on Interstate 77 by the Ohio State Highway
Patrol and processed into the Washington County Jail on 27
Nov 09 at 7:50 pm.
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