Ohio county prosecutors urge a 'no' vote on Issue 2
Ohio county prosecutors urge a 'no' vote on Issue 2

The Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the professional association for Ohio’s 88 county prosecutors, urged Ohioans to oppose Issue 2 at the ballot box next Tuesday or face new burdens and costs to county governments already stretched thin. Issue 2

35 days ago
Supreme Court declines jurisdiction in appeals case
Supreme Court declines jurisdiction in appeals case

A Muskingum County case involving the prosecution and conviction of a mother who injected herself with fentanyl in the hospital parking lot on her way to deliver her child will not move forward after the Supreme Court of Ohio decided not to hear the case

37 days ago
Man sentenced to prison for bar attack
Man sentenced to prison for bar attack

Brandon Cummings, 34, of Zanesville appeared in front of Judge Kelly Cottrill last week to receive his sentence on one count of aggravated assault, a felony of the fourth degree, related to his attack on a patron in a local bar.

115 days ago
Muskingum County Budget Commission
Muskingum County Budget Commission

Debra J. Nye, Muskingum County Auditor, has announced the Muskingum County Budget Commission will be meeting on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 10:00am through the end of the 2023 calendar year excluding the months of October and December.

120 days ago
Zanesville fugitive convicted by jury
Zanesville fugitive convicted by jury

One dozen jurors in Muskingum County heard testimony for around five hours Thursday before returning a verdict of guilty as charged against Jay Arnold for recklessly fleeing from the police in 2016 in a car that was reported stolen.

420 days ago
Former bail bonds agent sentenced to prison
Former bail bonds agent sentenced to prison

A former bond agent from Cambridge appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court last week to answer to more than 100 crimes she committed as a trusted partner of the justice system and begin her prison sentence.

437 days ago
Child rapist convicted by jury
Child rapist convicted by jury

At the conclusion of a three-day trial handled by Assistant Prosecutor Gerald Anderson, jurors convicted a Zanesville man on all counts related to the sexual assaults of two girls over the course of five years.

525 days ago
Muskingum County Murder Statistics
Muskingum County Murder Statistics

The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office has started several new initiatives in hopes of providing citizens with more information, more transparency and a better understanding of the criminal justice system.

548 days ago