BRYAN — A Williams County grand jury here has indicted a Bryan man for attempted murder and charged a number of other defendants with fraud-related or counterfeiting offenses.
Ted Day, 34, Bryan, was indicted for attempted murder, a first-degree felony; felonious assault, a second-degree felony; tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; assault, a first-degree misdemeanor; and violating a protection order, a first-degree misdemeanor.
He allegedly trespassed in a residence at 207 E. Trevitt St. in Bryan on June 23 and assaulted a woman with whom he was acquainted.
When a male friend intervened, Day allegedly struck him with a construction hammer in the head, according to Williams County Prosecutor Katie Zartman. She informed The Crescent-News that the man has been released from the hospital.
The indictment alleges that he attempted to conceal or dispose of the hammer.
Day has been held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio since June 25, according to jail records.
A number of other defendants also were indicted for an alleged crime spree throughout northwest Ohio on fraud- and counterfeiting-related charges.
The main defendants indicted were:
• Noah Frisby, 23, Bryan, for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony; and counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony.
• Dion Fleet, 23, Montpelier, for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony; identity fraud, a fifth-degree felony; and forgery, a fifth-degree felony.
• Kalie Gibler, 22, Montpelier, for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony; four counts of counterfeiting, third- and fourth-degree felonies; identity fraud, a fourth-degree felony; forgery, a fifth-degree felony; theft, a fifth-degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
• Cooper Rademacher, 21, Pioneer, for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony; three counts of counterfeiting, third- and fourth-degree felonies; identity fraud, a fourth-degree felony; forgery, a fifth-degree felony; breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony; theft, a fifth-degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
• Brandon Randolph, 23, Toledo, for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony; identity fraud, a fifth-degree felony; and forgery, a fifth-degree felony.
They are charged as co-defendants.
The indictment includes specifics of 11 fraud- or counterfeit cash-related incidents that allegedly occurred during the past two years throughout northwest Ohio, including the towns of Archbold, Bryan, Defiance, Montpelier, Pioneer and Wapakoneta.
Zartman noted that the charges were the result of a “multi-county investigation” spearheaded by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation “with cooperation from multiple Ohio jurisdictions.”
Among others indicted on unrelated charges were:
• Isaiah Canales, 22, Edgerton, for burglary, a second-degree felony; and menacing by stalking, a fourth-degree felony. The charges allege that he trespassed in an occupied structure on June 9 to commit voyeurism and also caused a woman to think he would cause her physical harm from June 8-13.
• Gumaro Cruz, 29, Montpelier, for aggravated trafficking in drugs (methamphetamine), a second-degree felony; aggravated possession of drugs (methamphetamine), a second-degree felony; and having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony. The indictment includes specifications for the forfeiture of a gun and money seized in the investigation.
• Xavier Maney, 20, 1051 Ralston Ave., Defiance, for strangulation, a third-degree felony; abduction, a third-degree felony; and domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor. He allegedly created “a substantial risk of serious physical harm” to a woman and restrained her liberty on July 4.
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