Opinion ID: 786427
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Monday, April 26th, 1999

Text: 20 On Monday, April 26th, the earliest day they could appear in juvenile court, Zach and Rhys were returned to Guernsey County. At the courthouse, they were separately interviewed by Harbin and later appeared together before Judge Urbanowicz of the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas. Rhys and Zach both were placed under house arrest for a few days at the end of the hearing. Zach was also electronically monitored as part of his house arrest. Later that week, Harbin transferred the results of his investigation to Roy Morris, the Guernsey County Juvenile Prosecutor. Morris reviewed the information and charged Zach with making menacing threats in violation of Ohio Revised Code § 2903.21. Adhering to the guidelines for Guernsey County juvenile proceedings, Harbin picked up a written statement of the charge from Morris's office, signed it, and filed it with the Clerk's office. Morris declined to file any charges against Rhys because he believed probable cause did not exist that he had committed, or was about to commit, a crime. Zach appeared before Judge Urbanowicz to face trial for the single menacing charge on September 18, 1999 and was acquitted.