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A Logan County jury today convicted Triston Sholty of South Bend, Indiana, on the charge of gross sexual imposition, felony of the fourth degree, but found that the State of Ohio failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Logan County was the correct county in which to try the State's charge of rape, a felony of the first degree.
The jury deliberated for over three hours. Prior to rendering its verdict, the jury sent a note to Logan County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kevin P. Braig indicating that the jury was having difficulty reaching a unanimous verdict. Judge Braig returned the jury to courtroom and instructed the jury further. The jury then reached its verdict. Sholty and the victim were acquainted with one another via their mutual participation in gaming on the "X-box live" platform. On November 30, 2019, Sholty traveled to Logan County, and he and the victim traveled to Springfield in Clark County, Ohio, for dinner. They went to a Walmart store in Springfield after dinner, and the conduct that gave rise to the offenses commenced in Clark County. The State contended venue was proper in Logan County on the rape charge because Sholty's conduct in Clark County was part of the same chain of events as the conduct that occurred in Logan County. But the jury did not see it that way. Judge Braig ordered a pre-sentence investigation and report and scheduled a sentencing hearing on the conviction for January 8, 2026. Logan County Assistant Prosecutor Nathan Yohey represented the State of Ohio and criminal defense attorney Griff Nowicki of Dayton, Ohio, represented Sholty. Judge Kevin P. Braig of the Logan County Court of Common Pleas today sentenced Sylvia Inskeep to 7 to 8 years in prison on multiple felonies involving possession of methamphetamine and the burglary of a farmhouse near West Liberty, Ohio. Judge Braig also ordered Inskeep to pay $1,500 in restitution to the victim of the burglary.
On October 10, 2025, a Logan County jury convicted Inskeep of complicity to burglary, complicity to three counts of grand theft of firearms, and complicity to two counts of aggravated possession of drugs. The jury found that Inskeep aided and abetted Edward Morgan in committing the offenses. Evidence presented to the jury included a video of Inskeep using methamphetamine with Morgan in the parking lot of the McDonald's on South Main Street the afternoon of the burglary. Judge Braig called the offenses "serious crimes" and found that the victims suffered serious economic, mental, and emotional harm that the conduct of Inskeep and Morgan resembled organized crime in the manner in which it was coordinated and carried out. Judge Braig also noted that Inskeep was out on bond on an indictment in Union County at the time she committed the offenses in Logan County. At the sentencing hearing and in her statement in her pre-sentence investigation report, Inskeep minimized her role in the crimes and stated she would not have been involved but for her "toxic relationship" with Morgan. Inskeep also indicated she will appeal the jury's verdict and her sentence. Previously, Judge Braig sentenced Morgan to 15 to 18 years in prison for his role in the offenses and another burglary. Logan County Prosecutors Nathan Yohey and Nick Williams represented the State of Ohio. Defense counsel Addie King of Urbana, Ohio, represented Inskeep. Judge Kevin P. Braig of the Logan County Court of Common Peas today sentenced Jeremiah JW Monk to an aggregate mandatory prison term of 30 years to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, felonies of the first degree, two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, felonies of the second degree, and sexual conduct with an animal, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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