Defiance County grand jury returns 14 indictments
A Defiance County grand jury has returned 14 indictments, according to Defiance County Prosecutor Morris Murray’s office. Indicted were: • Benjamin Lee, 32, 752 Jackson Ave., for robbery, a second-degree felony. Authorities allege that on Nov. 1, he committed a theft offense from a business on Defiance’s East Second Street, during which he inflicted, attempted to inflict,or threatened to inflict, physical harm to a store employee. • Ricky Partee, 43, 501 Hopkins St., for burglary, a second-degree felony; and theft, a first-degree misdemeanor. Authorities allege that on Oct. 23 he trespassed in an occupied business on Hopkins Street to commit the criminal offense of theft and then stole property. • Christina Perez, 35, 311 Aspen Terrace Drive, for two counts of felonious assault, each a second-degree felony; and two counts of assault, each a fourth-degree felony. Authorities allege that on Oct. 14, at her residence, she caused or attempted to cause physical harm to two individuals by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance. The indictment also alleges that she also caused, or attempted to cause, physical harm to two Defiance County Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the incident. • Jeremy Heil, 34, Holgate, for three counts of strangulation,
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