Three men indicted in connection to Kings Island crime spree
Three Cincinnati men have been indicted in Warren County concerning a crime spree at Kings Island.
Last month, multiple guests at the park reported having items stolen, such as cellphones, gift cards, credit cards and cash. They were swiped from people's cars and also the property bins people use before they hop on rides.
Quinterio Dye, Lamonte Johnson and Branden Fantroy were indicted this week on multiple counts of receiving stolen property in connection to those thefts.
Dye was the first to be arraigned Wednesday. His bond was set at $10,000. Johnson was scheduled to appear also, but he's locked up in Hamilton County on unrelated burglary charges.
Fantroy is set to be arraigned at a later date.
Warren County prosecutor David Fornshell said after the suspects left Kings Island, they drove to Kroger in Deerfield Township, where employees recognized at least one of them from alerts the company sent regarding criminal activity in other stores.
There was added suspicion when the trio tried to buy large amounts of gift cards with credit cards, Fornshell said.
The Warren County Sheriff's Office was called, and arrests were made.
Fornshell said as deputies made the traffic stop, they attempted to toss stolen items out of their car.