(EATON, Ohio) — A former school resource officer accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student has been indicted by a Preble County grand jury, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. Mason Williams, 26, of Eaton, was …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With the release today of the “2023 Capital Crimes Report,” Attorney General Dave Yost reiterated his call for Ohio’s elected leaders to address the state’s costly and ineffective capital-punishment system. “No criminal penalty – …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — One of the co-owners of a shuttered robocall business is facing contempt charges for defying a court order prohibiting him from placing or facilitating robocalls, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and seven other state attorneys general …
(MARYSVILLE, Ohio) — A North Carolina man has been indicted by a grand jury on four felony counts related to the theft of more than $35,000 from a Columbus Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Union County Prosecutor Dave …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to force Austin Master Services, an oil and gas waste services company, to immediately stop storing illegal excess quantities of brine and drilling waste at its facility in Martins Ferry. As …
(CLEVELAND) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on multiple state felony charges alleging misuse of campaign money and ethics violations – including one count that would permanently ban him from holding public office again in …
(GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio) — Baumann’s Recycling Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an environmental lawsuit centered on an illegal landfill operated by the company for nearly a decade, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. "I am …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas’ right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. “States have a right to …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to establish a legal test for determining the limits of a “very broad” presidential immunity. In an amicus brief filed today in …
(ELYRIA, Ohio) — Two Lorain County men were sentenced to prison today for their roles in the 2019 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jessica Baker, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. “Senseless violence produces devastating consequences – in this case …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading an effort to block the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from overstepping its authority by meddling in environmental policy. Suing on behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …
(CLEVELAND) — A suspected human trafficker accused of advertising sex in a dozen states is facing 17 felony charges following an investigation by the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. A Cuyahoga County grand jury recently indicted 31-year-old …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2024 edition of the Sunshine Laws Manual, which has been made more user-friendly and expanded to include a new chapter on law enforcement records. The manual, affectionately known as the …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation hopes to spark new leads in the 2006 disappearance of a central Ohio man with the release of a new image showing what he might look like today. BCI’s forensic artist …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Reinforcing his pledge to hold unscrupulous business owners accountable, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed six consumer-protection lawsuits in five counties against businesses accused of ripping off Ohioans who wanted to make home …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today issued Ohio’s annual report on concealed handgun licensing, showing that a total of 90,582 permits were issued in the state in 2023. According to the statistics reported to the Attorney General’s Office, …
(AKRON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a used-car dealership and its owner for alleged violations of state consumer protection laws, including failure to deliver vehicle titles to dozens of customers. The lawsuit, driven by 114 complaints …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement on the Ohio Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 215 on Wednesday. The bill would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issue …
(LISBON, Ohio) — Two men from northeast Ohio, including a criminal defense lawyer, are facing charges following a sex sting by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. Kenneth Martin, 72, of Macedonia, …
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force today announced recommended multidimensional changes for the future of statewide law enforcement training. Formed in the fall of 2023, the task force was charged with identifying …
