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DA’s office withdraws 11 cases tied to former chief detective

The Warren County District Attorney's Office is withdrawing charges against at least 11 criminal defendants due to the involvement of former Chief County Detective Thomas Kibbey in their cases. The Times Observer reached out to the state Attorney General’s office for more information when news broke that Kibbey had resigned, including how many cases or defendants could be affected by the alleged misconduct. Greene's news release on Friday brings a partial answer to that question. The Attorney General’s office only confirmed that it has received the referral. "This office will ...

Affidavit outlines relationship between Kibbey, informant

An inappropriate relationship with a Warren County Prison inmate who later became a confidential informant in drug cases is the alleged reason Warren County’s former chief detective resigned. Tom Kibbey faces two third-degree felony charges of peace officer-sexual intercourse/contact with a person in custody/detention. Charges were formally filed on Thursday, when a preliminary arraignment was held in Magisterial District Judge Laura Bauer’s chambers. Bail was set at $50,000 unsecured. A preliminary hearing will be June 25. Kibbey resigned in March after an investigation into a ...

Former county chief detective formally charged

Warren County's former chief detective faces two third-degree felony charges of peace officer-sexual intercourse/contact with person in custody/detention. Kibbey was formally charged by the state Attorney General's office on Thursday, with a preliminary arraignment held in Magisterial ...

Federal charges filed against man charged locally with statutory rape

Federal charges filed in local statutory rape case ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Garrettsville, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of minors, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. The six-count Indictment named Robert Alan Pepus, 26, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, from in and around September 2024 through in and around October 2024, Pepus allegedly engaged in interstate travel for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a minor and, on several ...

Brown wins GOP District Attorney primary

Cody Brown will have the Republican Party’s endorsement for the November election for Warren County District attorney. Brown received 2,356 (55.5%) of the 4,242 ballots cast by county Republicans on Tuesday while Casey Strickland received 1,886 votes. There are only 12 unresolved write-in ...

County’s chief detective resigns after misconduct allegation

Thomas Kibbey, Warren County’s chief detective, has resigned after a complaint of possible misconduct and the ensuing legal probe. Rob Greene, county district attorney, said in a news release Wednesday that he was made aware of a possible misconduct by the county’s chief county ...