Pick. Co. jury finds man guilty

A three-day criminal trial was held before Judge P. Randall Knece in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court on June 3 through June 5, 2024.

In that trial a Pickaway County jury found Chris Agin, 61, of New Holland, guilty of eighteen counts on a twenty-count indictment, according to a press release from Pickaway County Common Pleas Court.

Agin was found guilty of four counts of Intimidation of a Victim in a Criminal Case, ten counts of Violating a Protection Order, two counts of Aggravated Burglary, one count of Telecommunications Harassment, and one count of Menacing by Stalking. He was found not guilty of one count of Assault and one count of Domestic Violence.

In total, Agin was found guilty of two felonies of the first degree, ten felonies of the third degree, and six misdemeanors of the first degree, according to Pickaway County Common Pleas Court.

The charges arose from domestic disputes between Agin and his wife and stepdaughters in February through June of 2023. Civil Protection Orders were issued which Mr. Agin subsequently violated. Agin was placed in the Pickaway County Jail after violating the protection orders, according to Pickaway County Common Pleas Court.

Upon being released on bond, he returned to the marital residence, in violation of the protection orders, turned the water off and hid in the basement. When his wife entered the basement to turn the water on a struggle ensued. He was later found to have a pocketknife on his person, according to Pickaway County Common Pleas Court.

The State of Ohio was represented by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Heather Carter who called ten witnesses and introduced 68 exhibits. Agin was represented by Attorney James R. Kingsley who called two witnesses and introduced four exhibits.

Following the reading of the verdict, Judge Knece ordered Agin returned to the Pickaway County Jail until a pre-sentencing investigation could be completed. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.