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(NORWALK,
Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that three men are
now facing charges in connection with the murder of Michael Sheppard, who was last
seen alive in Huron County 14 years ago.
Last week,
prosecutors with Attorney General DeWine’s Special Prosecutions Section
presented the case to a Huron County grand jury, which returned indictments for
two counts of murder and one count of aggravated robbery against each of the
following three suspects:
- Scott Hall, 44, of Clyde, Ohio
- Joshua Stamm, 35, of Titusville, Florida
- Adam White, 34, of Sandusky, Ohio
The three
suspects were arrested today, following an investigation by the Attorney
General’s Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).
According to
investigators, the suspects shot Sheppard to death in May 2003 during a drug-related dispute. The 35-year-old’s body has
not yet been located.
Local
authorities requested that BCI take over the investigation into the
circumstances surrounding Sheppard’s disappearance in 2009. Over the course of the past 14 years, a
number of law enforcement agencies contributed to the investigation including
the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Huron County Sheriff’s Office, Huron Police
Department, Kelleys Island Police Department, Norwalk Police Department,
Perkins Township Police Department, and Sandusky Police Department.
Anyone with
information on the location of Michael Sheppard’s remains should call
855-BCI-OHIO (855-224-6446).
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