Teen appears in court for fatal Sidney stabbing, remains in jail

SIDNEY, Ohio ( WDTN ) — The teen accused of stabbing and killing one person and seriously injuring another in Sidney appeared in court today.

In court Wednesday, Judge Jeffrey Beigel revealed the teen’s history with police, including two separate orders to a detention center in connection to a felony charge.

“And as you know, at one point, based upon the recommendation of that organization and the recommendation, the recommendation of probation, you were released from that because they had concluded you had successfully completed that program. And we thought we had accomplished a lot of goals at that point,” said Beigel.

The judge decided that the 16-year-old suspect will remain behind bars during this trial. According to the judge, the suspect’s history with law enforcement was a major factor in their decision.

The defendant is facing two charges related to an incident that happened on May 16 at Stephen Brown Park.

• One count of causing the death of an individual
• One count of causing serious physical harm to an individual.

The pretrial is set for June 13.

Police said the violent attack happened during a planned fight last Thursday in Stephen Brown Park. It ended with a nearly 10-hour standoff between that suspect and police.

2 NEWS was first on the scene where we learned the incident began with a fight.

According to an incident report from Sidney police, officers responded to a stabbing at the park just after midnight.

One man, identified by police as 23-year-old Christian Vaughn, died as a result of the stabbing. A juvenile also suffered life-threatening injuries.

The defendant is being charged as a minor. We talked to the Shelby County prosecutor who says they are still considering how they will move forward with the case and if the teen will be charged as an adult.

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