On this page, we will list offenders who are impacted by SB 256. The offenders are listed according to the month their parole hearing will take place. Due to the sheer number of SB 256 beneficiaries, we cannot give detailed information for every offender–we will list information given on the Department of Corrections website, and, for some, information from other sources. Note that this list DOES NOT contain all SB 256 beneficiaries with parole hearings in a given month, only those we identified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For each offender, you should find the following information: their name, the crime(s) they committed, and the county or counties where they committed those crimes. If the offender committed the same crime multiple times, we will include the number of counts in parenthesis. If the number of counts for an offense is not specified, then the offender was convicted of or pled guilty to one count. We have color coded the various offenses you are likely to see. The key can be found below. Also, names of offenders are in bright yellow<\/span> if it appears that, due to SB 256, they are up for their first parole hearing earlier than they otherwise would be or if their original sentences did not allow parole eligibility. These offenders, whose sentences are reduced by SB 256, are especially important to consider. We also ask visitors to keep in mind that even if an inmate’s sentence is not reduced by SB 256, they still benefit from the law, as it entitles them to parole hearings every five years and mandates that the parole board consider their age at the time of the offense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers<\/a> (NOVJM) website has profiles of juvenile homicide offenders in each state. These profiles give extensive information on each offender. To see NOVJM’s Ohio offender profiles, click here<\/a>. The NOVJM website also has a page on the consequences of SB 256<\/a>, in which they list offenders who benefit from it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have color coded the various crimes to make this page easier to read. The code is as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Murder<\/a>, aggravated murder<\/a>, and other homicide offenses<\/a>—red<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Assault<\/a>, felonious assault<\/a>, aggravated assault<\/a>, attempted murder, attempted aggravated murder, menacing by stalking<\/a>, and any assault or attempted homicide offenses<\/a>—orange<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rape<\/a>, attempted rape, and sex offenses<\/a>—purple<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kidnapping<\/a>, abduction<\/a>, attempted kidnapping, and attempted abduction–blue<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Robbery<\/a>, aggravated robbery<\/a>, attempted robbery, attempted aggravated robbery, and offenses related to theft and fraud<\/a>—green<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Burglary<\/a>, aggravated burglary<\/a>, attempted burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, and any related offenses<\/a>—yellow<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Child endangerment<\/a>, domestic violence<\/a>, and any offenses against family<\/a>—pink<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Weapon related offenses<\/a>—grey<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arson<\/a>, aggravated arson<\/a>, attempted arson, attempted aggravated arson, and related offenses<\/a>—burgundy<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Abuse of a corpse<\/a>—<\/span>light green<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Retaliation<\/a>, intimidation<\/a>, tampering with evidence<\/a>, escape<\/a>, and any offense against justice and public administration<\/a>—light blue<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n DERRICK ANDERSON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG BURGLARY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span> (2 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n FEL SEXUAL PENETRATION<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n FEL ASSAULT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n KIDNAPPING <\/span>(3 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n KARLAS BOBO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Crimes: Aggravated murder<\/span>, assault<\/span>, possession of a<\/span> deadly weapon <\/span>under detention<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Cuyahoga<\/p>\n\n\n\n Net Sentence: 20.00- 100.00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maurice Dunklin, an erstwhile associate of Bobo, testified for the state. He related that on October 6, 1987, Dunklin, Bobo and William Harris drove to pick up some “short money”\u2014money due them from the sale of cocaine. Bobo carried an aluminum baseball bat and Harris a .44 magnum revolver, but Dunklin went in empty-handed.<\/p> King invited the trio into the apartment. A “fat chick,” later identified as Billie Jean Finklin, and Dennis Yarborough were at the kitchen table “getting high.” Yarborough fled after Bobo struck him on the head with the bat.<\/p> Next, while Harris held the gun on King, Bobo rapped him on the legs. When Dunklin finally snatched the bat from Bobo, King escaped to the bedroom. Harris, however, kicked in the bedroom door and fired the gun. Dunklin, now in the kitchen, heard glass breaking, followed by a second shot. It was Bobo who carried the gun as the three ran from the apartment. Harris, Bobo and Dunklin drove to a house at East 55th Street and Hawthorne. While Dunklin remained in the car, Bobo went into the house. At that moment, Cleveland police, who were executing a search warrant at the house, seized Bobo.<\/p> Melvin King, the victim’s brother, told the court he saw Bobo at the apartment three to four days before the murder with money in his hands and a “rock” of cocaine “behind him.”<\/p> Donald Styles, a maintenance man at the Longwood Apartments, found the victim outside the East 35th Street apartment. Styles swore King told him “the guys with Karlos” shot him.<\/p> Billie Jean Finklin’s testimony corroborated Dunklin’s, except that she noticed each of the three visitors had a weapon. Finklin stated the trio demanded money and then started to hit King with “sticks.” Billie Jean fled when she heard gunshots.<\/p>STATE v. BOBO<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n FLOYD DAVIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Crimes: AGG MURDER<\/span>, KIDNAPPING<\/span>, AGG ROBBERY<\/span>, and PETTY THEFT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Mahoning<\/p>\n\n\n\n Net Sentence: 15.00- LIFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n RELEASED<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Expected Release Date\/Parole Eligibility Date<\/a> 10\/01\/2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n TYREIS FRIEND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Summit<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>2026<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n STEVEN ANTHONY GRANT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n ASSAULT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing Counties: Richland & Cuyahoga <\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHARLES L HARDEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ARSON<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Montgomery JOHN MATHEW MCDERMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ATTEMPTED FEL ASSAULT<\/span> (3 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n FEL ASSAULT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG BURGLARY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n ATTEMPTED MURDER<\/span> (3 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ARSON<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Lorain<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n BERRY LYNN MULLINS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n ANTHONY WAYNE POPE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RAPE<\/span> (2 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG BURGLARY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING SEPTEMBER 2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n ANTHONY WILSON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span> (2 counts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Cuyahoga<\/p>\n\n\n\n Appellant’s convictions stem from an incident which occurred on the night of Sunday, July 9, 1995 in Lakewood, Ohio. Appellant, aged 17 at the time, had spent the evening at his friend Antonio Davis’ house located at 1604 Newman Avenue. Davis was 18 years old. Also in the house on that evening were Davis’ cousin Lawrence, aged 17, Davis’ friend Avery Holland, aged 17, and a friend of Davis’s younger sister, Kevin Williams, aged 15.<\/p> The young people spent most of their time that evening in Davis’ bedroom, listening to rap music tapes and having conversation.1<\/sup> One of the tapes featured lyrics which acknowledged a practice called creepin’ on ah come up. Several of those present in the room understood the phrase to mean sneaking up on somebody in order to obtain by any means available whatever they have.<\/p> At some point during the evening, Holland was playing with a knife he had in his possession, i.e., he was flipping it and tossing it. The knife had a folding blade; when extended, the blade and its handle measured over six inches in length. Holland stated he needed some money. Lawrence Davis heard appellant suggest, Let’s go out and creep on a[h] come up.<\/p> Shortly after 11:00 p.m., the three older young men left the bedroom with the two younger ones following. They exited the house and proceeded to walk south on Newman Avenue toward Madison Avenue. As they approached the intersection, appellant retrieved a tree branch from the ground. Holland was carrying his knife with the blade open.<\/p> The group reached Madison Avenue and turned west. At that point, the young men noticed a lone male, later identified as Vincent Drost, walking on the sidewalk two blocks away. Drost was proceeding toward them on the opposite side of Madison near Magee Avenue. The young men separated. Davis, Holland and appellant walked across Madison to the south side where Drost was located while Lawrence Davis and Kevin Williams remained on the north side.<\/p> Drost apparently noticed the three young men approaching him on the sidewalk. He attempted to avoid them by walking across Madison to the north side. This placed him close to Lawrence Davis and Kevin Williams. However, Davis, Holland and appellant tracked Drost by recrossing Madison. Soon Drost was surrounded by the youths at the intersection of Hopkins Avenue and Madison.<\/p> When Holland came near Drost, he asked if he had change for a ten. Before Drost could react, however, the youths attacked. Davis seized Drost from behind. Holland punched at Drost with the knife he held, striking Drost in the chest. As Drost collapsed, Davis released his hold. Holland swung his arm again, grazing Drost in the back with the knife. Then appellant began striking Drost in the head and shoulder area with the tree branch he held. As he struck at Drost, appellant shouted profanities at him.<\/p> During the attack, motorist Joseph Falat was driving on Magee Avenue, reached Madison and turned eastbound. He observed on the corner of Hopkins Avenue what appeared to be a fight going on. Falat soon noticed the victim was outnumbered by his assailants. Falat stopped his vehicle in the street opposite the affray opened the driver’s side door and shouted at the youths to let the fella go.<\/p> When the youths became aware the attack had drawn attention, they ceased it. Four of them, Kevin Williams leading them, fled northward on Hopkins Avenue. One, however, either Holland or appellant, paused to retrieve Drost’s wallet from his pant pocket before following the others.<\/p> After the youths’ departure, Falat quickly went to Drost’s aid. Falat could see Drost’s injuries were severe; Drost was struggling to catch a breath and blood was flowing all over. without leaving, Falat used a nearby outdoor telephone to summon emergency assistance. Lakewood police officers therefore arrived within moments to begin an investigation. Although Drost was transported to the hospital immediately, he died at 12:01 a.m. on July 10, 1995 of the wounds he had suffered in the attack.<\/p> After the attack, although Lawrence Davis had separated from the others by continuing to flee northward on Hopkins Avenue, appellant and his companions cut through a yard on Hopkins Avenue in order to return to Newman Avenue. Appellant abandoned the tree branch he had been carrying during his flight from the scene. investigating police officers later retrieved a tree branch along appellant’s route in the rear yard at 1624 Newman Avenue which Williams and Davis identified at trial as the one appellant had used in the attack on Drost.<\/p> Appellant and his remaining companions paused at an apartment building just north of Davis’ home long enough to examine the contents of Drost’s wallet. They found only a dollar bill and some bus tickets. The wallet was discarded; the youths withdrew to Davis’ home. Within a short while, however, they returned to Madison Avenue. There they were questioned by police officers and quickly became a focus of the investigation. Appellant subsequently gave several contradictory statements to police detectives. investigators also seized the clothing appellant was wearing on the night of the attack.<\/p>State v. Wilson<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JUNE 2024 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n WILLIAM A ANTHONY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Franklin<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JULY 2026<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n HERBERT GREENE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JULY 2026 <\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n JOHN WILLIAM HARRIS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n KIDNAPPING<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n RAPE<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG ROBBERY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n PETTY THEFT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Franklin<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the early morning hours of May 9, 1974, at a vacant lot near Maryland Ave. and Sunbury Road in the city of Columbus, Jeannette Nichols died after being shot in the head at close range with a .20 gauge shotgun. She had been abducted a few hours earlier from the parking lot at St. Anthony’s hospital by four men, including John Harris, appellant herein. These men and one other, Baxter Martin, raped her and otherwise sexually abused her in and near the home of the appellant, robbed her and stole her automobile. She was killed by Harris in the presence of Jerome Royster, another of the men, who first acted as a lookout and then assisted Harris in covering the body with a discarded couch.<\/p> Although apparently directed not to take Mrs. Nichols’ credit cards, Martin did so and his indiscreet use of one of them led to the identification of all the assailants. Upon the discovery that the police authorities had recovered the victim’s body and had knowledge of their criminal involvement, the original four fled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The appellant and Royster contacted their Columbus lawyer who advised them to surrender and say nothing. For whatever reason, they did not surrender, but were apprehended by the Philadelphia police on information relayed to them by Columbus police whose source was the driver of the automobile that transported them to Philadelphia.<\/p> Appellant was returned to Columbus where he was placed in the custody of the juvenile authorities, being of age 17 years and 9 months at the time. After an investigation and hearing, his matter was transferred for criminal prosecution as an adult.<\/p>State v. Harris<\/a><\/em>, 48 Ohio St. 2d 351, (Ohio 1976)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n THOMAS A HAYWOOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JULY 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DAVID MERLE HICKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n FEL ASSAULT<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Richland<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAROLE DENIED–NEXT HEARING JULY 2025 <\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n FRED E JOSEPH JR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AGG MURDER<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committing County: Trumbull<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joseph and Fellows, both drug informants, ambushed and murdered Officer Utlak during an undercover narcotics investigation. During a meeting with Officer Utlak, the drug informants shot him, robbed him, and left him to die. Joseph was denied parole in 2016. His next parole hearing was set for 2022. However, because of SB 256<\/a>, his parole hearing was moved to 2021.<\/p>Color Coding Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2021<\/span>
<\/h1>\n\n\n\nAugust <\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Expected Release Date\/Parole Eligibility Date<\/a> 02\/01\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RELEASED<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSeptember<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n