OHIO MAN WANTED ON FELONY WARRANTS CHARGES GETS CAPTURED BY U.S. MARSHALS IN MARTIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF KIRK, WHO WAS ASSISTING IN GETTING THE ARRESTED FUGITIVE, WHO GETS IN MORE LEGAL TROUBLE, IS FOUND IN POSSESSION OF METH AT THE BOOKING ROOM OF THE SHERIFF OFFICE
On Thursday afternoon, April 11, law enforcement officials located and executed fugitive warrants for David Lee Perkins, 39, of Circleville, Ohio, at about 2:30 P.M., at a residence on Turkey Creek Road in Inez. David Lee Perkins was wanted in Ohio on three counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a felony of the fourth degree.
An hour later, in the booking room at the sheriff’s office in Inez, Sheriff Kirk charged David Lee Perkins with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, specifically 5-1/2 grams of methamphetamine that David Lee Perkins had on himself.
According to court records in Circleville, Ohio, Perkins was charged with the felony violations April 1, 2024. Sergeant Jon Farrelly of the Circleville Police Department filed warrants for David Lee Perkins’ arrest on April 5.
Under Ohio law, “harmful to juveniles” is defined as “material or performance describing or representing nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse in any form.” The violation is a felony of the fourth degree if the juvenile involved is under thirteen (13) years of age.
The Pickaway County, Ohio court records also revealed an outstanding warrant for David Lee Perkins stemming from a domestic violence incident, which also led to a warrant for probation violation charge, on March 18, 2024.
David Lee Perkins was transported to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville in Johnson County, KY., and he has since been transported for extradition back to Ohio on Tuesday afternoon, April 16.
DAVID LEE PERKINS WAS TRANSPORTED TO AND BOOKED AT THE PICKAWAY COUNTY JAIL, IN CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO; AND WAS BOOKED ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, AT 1:17 P.M., ON FIVE WARRANTS CHARGES, THREE (3) FELONY COUNTS OF
- DISSEMINATING MATTER HARMFUL TO JUVENILE,
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – KNOWINGLY FORCE,
- PROBATION VIOLATION; AND HE IS BEING HELD ON NO BAIL ALLOWED.