GUILTY OH - Jonathan Minard, 14, found deceased, Carroll County, 13 April 2019

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Man arrested in connection to 14-year-old Carroll County boy’s death

CARROLLTON, Ohio - The Carroll County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy.

According to the sheriff, Matthew Little was taken into custody at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

He is facing multiple charges in connection to the death of Jonathon Minard.

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flute4peace said:
Wow, 15 charges. No wonder it took so long! Is this the person who’s name was in the rumor mill, or a surprise?
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I believe this is same person Sheriff named as POI just before JM's body recovered in shallow grave.

ETA: add link

Authorities had questioned a “person of interest” at the time of Jonathan’s death, but no arrests were made until now.

Court records show Little has a lengthy criminal history, with numerous charges for drug and gun crimes.

VIDEO: Matthew Little arrested in connection with death of 14-year-old Jonathan Minard in Carroll County
 
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VIDEO: Matthew Little arrested in connection with death of 14-year-old Jonathan Minard in Carroll County

CARROLLTON, Ohio — Sheriff's deputies in Carroll County have arrested a man in connection with the death of a teen boy who was found this past April in a shallow grave, WKYC confirmed Wednesday.

Matthew Little, 30, faces 15 charges in the death of 14-year-old Jonathan Minard, whose body was found on a Washington Township farm on Apr. 19 a week after he went missing. His cause of death had been ruled a homicide by "acute fentanyl intoxication."

Police say Jonathan had been helping on a farm near New Harrisburg on Apr. 12 when he complained of a toothache and said he was going to call his mom to pick him up. His mother never received that call, and the search for him rocked the community even after his body was eventually found.

Authorities had questioned a “person of interest” at the time of Jonathan’s death, but no arrests were made until now.

Court records show Little has a lengthy criminal history, with numerous charges for drug and gun crimes.
 
Man arrested in connection with death of 14-year-old in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Ohio — An arrest was made Wednesday, 4-and-a-half months after the body of a missing 14-year-old from Carroll County was found buried in a shallow grave on a farm in Washington Township.

Matthew Little was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a grand jury indicted him on 15 criminal charges stemming from the death of Jonathan E. Minard.
 
I wasn't even aware that a Grand Jury was convening in regards to this case. Perhaps that explains the delay in charges being brought? I'm so glad to find out that Jonathan's case has not been forgotten. Jonathan deserves Justice. MOO.
 
Carroll County man charged in death of Jonathan Minard

9/4/19

“There was some things about this case that were evident from the beginning and some things in this case that were not evident,” the sheriff said in explaining the length of the investigation was the result of a “fastidious effort” to determine who was responsible for the teen’s death.

Although the boy’s body was found in April, it wasn’t until July that Carroll County Coroner Mandal B. Haas ruled Minard died from a fentanyl overdose.

Williams said he would disclose more details about the case and Little’s arrest at a news conference, scheduled for 6 p.m. in Carrollton.

A relative of Minard’s, who asked not to be identified, said the family had no comment at this time.

For more details, return to CantonRep.com.
 
ManicMuggle83 said:
The following link lists all the charges

The Carroll County Messenger| Local News, Local Views
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From the link:

Charges include three counts of involuntary manslaughter, all first degree felonies (F5), two counts of corrupting another with drugs (F2) involuntary manslaughter (F3), permitting drug abuse (F5), endangering children (F3), permitting drug abuse (M1), reckless homicide (F3), tampering with evidence (F3), corrupting another with drugs (F4), possession of heroin (F5), gross abuse of a corpse (F5), falsification (M1) and failure to report knowledge of a death (M4).

Sheriff Dale Williams said a time and date for an arraignment has not been set.
 
Gardener1850 said:
From the link:

Charges include three counts of involuntary manslaughter, all first degree felonies (F5), two counts of corrupting another with drugs (F2) involuntary manslaughter (F3), permitting drug abuse (F5), endangering children (F3), permitting drug abuse (M1), reckless homicide (F3), tampering with evidence (F3), corrupting another with drugs (F4), possession of heroin (F5), gross abuse of a corpse (F5), falsification (M1) and failure to report knowledge of a death (M4).

Sheriff Dale Williams said a time and date for an arraignment has not been set.
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Interesting, why 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter? Some sort of aggravating factors or something?

Not finding any charging information about him at the county clerk of courts web site

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Suspect charged in Jonathan Minard’s death | Free Press Standard

Sept 4, 2019

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The Carroll County Grand Jury met today, Wednesday, Sept. 4. Three cases were presented. The last case of the day, a secret indictment, resulted in 15 indictments against Matthew Little.

Little was arrested quietly at his home at 3 p.m.

The 15 counts charged against Little are:

Involuntary manslaughter F1 3 counts
Corruption of another with drugs F2
Involuntary manslaughter F3
Permitted drug abuse F5
Endangering of a child F3
Permitting drug abuse M1
Reckless homicide F3
Tampering with evidence F3
Corruption of another with drugs F4
Possession of Heroin F5
Gross abuse of a corpse F5
Falsification M1
Failure to report a death M4

“Our detectives have been working since day one. We’ve worked with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the FBI. This case had certain things that were evident and things that were not evident.

This sheriff and everyone else wanted the person or persons responsible for the death of Jonathan Minard to be brought to justice. He is in custody. He is in jail. We will proceed with diligence with this case,” said Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams.
 
Dupe. Posted above.

Thanks, Seattle 1. Sounds like the local news source was on top of this story.

ETA: This quote is notable:
This case had certain things that were evident and things that were not evident.
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Is that referring to the fentanyl overdose or something else?
 
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