Ohio State Highway Patrol
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General Headquarters — Columbus, Ohio

 


For Immediate Release: October 19, 2006
Contact: OSHP - Lt. Tony Bradshaw or Sgt. Jon Gray (614) 752-2792
Media Contact: Ross County Sheriff’s Office (740) 779-6396

 

Escaped Inmate John Parson’s
Apprehended in Chillicothe

What: Press Conference

When: Thursday, October 19, 4:00 p.m.

Where: Ross County Law Enforcement Center
28 North Paint Street
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601


John Parsons is a 35 year old male from Frankfort Ohio who was arrested and charged with aggravated murder in the April 2005 shooting of Officer Larry R. Cox. Parsons also was charged for robbery of a BP gas station in Chillicothe that he was fleeing when he allegedly shot and killed Officer Cox.

John W. Parsons escaped from the Ross County Jail around 1:00 p.m. on July 29, and was apprehended today in Chillicothe.



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