Child
Receives Severe Injuries after Explosion
On Friday January 28, 2010 at 10:59 am, the Highland
County Sheriff's Office received a call of an injured child at a residence
located at 12867 South St. in the Community of Rainsboro in Paint Township. The
Paint Creek Joint EMS/ Fire District, the Hillsboro Fire and Rescue along with
deputies and detectives from the Highland County Sheriff's Office were
dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a 9 year old male
was suffering from severe trauma, burn and impact injuries as a result of an
explosion that occurred inside the residence.
The victim was transported to the helipad at Highland
District Hospital by Hillsboro Fire and Rescue personnel where they were met by
Careflight. The victim was flown to Dayton Childrens Hospital with serious
injuries.
The victim is identified as Aron Albrecht age 9 of
Greenfield. Preliminary investigation into the explosion revealed that the
victim was handling a homemade explosive device inside the kitchen of the
residence belonging to a family member and activated it by lighting the fuse of
the device causing it to detonate. The
residence suffered heavy concussion damage as a result of the explosion.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office is assisting HCSO
Detectives and local fire investigators to determine the origin of the device
and other information surrounding the explosion.
At the time of this release, investigators were
interviewing family and witnesses, along with processing the scene of the
explosion. Once the investigation is complete, it will be forwarded to the
Highland County Prosecutors Office for review.
UPDATE
On
January 25, 2010,
the suspect and suspect vehicle were located in Washington Court House (Fayette
County) on the January 23rd armed robbery at the Country Corner Market.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident by the Washington C.H.
Police Department. The suspect has been identified as Ryan L. Funk, age
20, of Jamestown, Ohio. Funk was charged with one count of Aggravated
Robbery, a felony of the first degree. Funk is currently in custody at the
Highland County Justice Center. He will appear in the near future in
Highland County Court for arraignment and a preliminary hearing. The case
will also be forwarded to the Highland County Prosecutor's Office for
presentation to an upcoming session of the Highland County Grand Jury.
MEDIA RELEASE
On
Saturday, January 23, 2010, at approximately 11:59 a.m., a male subject entered
the Country Corner Market located on
State Route
28, in
Madison
Township
. The subject brandished a handgun
and demanded money. The suspect fled
with an undetermined amount of cash. The
suspect is a white male, possibly in his 20’s, medium height, with stalky
build. He was wearing a green or
possibly camouflaged Army style jacket, blue jeans, and white sneakers.
He has short hair and was wearing a dark colored logo t-shirt under the
jacket. The suspect vehicle is an
older model small sized pickup truck, red in color (flat paint job), with a blue
driver’s door and no front license plate.
Anyone
with any information is encouraged to contact the
Highland
County
Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at (937) 393-1421, or you may also
contact the
Highland
County
Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line and leave a message at (937) 840-6243.
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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