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Fairfield Co

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2024-04-16
Status CASE CLOSED
Type Domestic Violence
Docket 24 entries
Disposition nolle prosequi

Parties

Defendant Spafford, Jason Allen
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Judge

Hon. BERENS RICHARD E

Fairfield County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
  2. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
  3. ENTRY ORDERING WARRANT TO BE ISSUED ON COMPLAINT
  4. WARRANT ON COMPLAINT
  5. ISSUED WARRANT AND COMPLAINT TO THE SHERIFF OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
  6. ENTRY SETTING BONDS AND BLANK BONDS ($75,000.00 CASH/SURETY OR 10% AND $5,000.00 RECOGNIZANCE)
  7. ***UNNECESSARY IF INDICTED***RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AS TO THE DATE/TIME TO BE SET FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 4/25/2024 ON OR AFTER 3:00 PM
  8. ENTRY SCHEDULING INITIAL APPEARANCE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JOSHUA HORACEK APRIL 17, 2024 AT 8:30 A.M.
  9. ALERT ISSUED WARRANT issued on 04/16/2024 for SPAFFORD, JASON ALLEN
  10. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: INITIAL APPEARANCE BY VIDEO Date: 04/17/2024 Time: 08:30 AM
  11. HEARING SCHEDULED Judge: Horacek, Joshua S Event: PRELIMINARY HEARING Date: 04/25/2024 Time: 03:00 PM Result: CASE SETTLED
  12. WARRANT ON CRIMINAL COMPLAINT RETURNED
  13. ALERT SERVED WARRANT served on 04/16/2024 for SPAFFORD, JASON ALLEN
  14. FINGER PRINT RECEIVED
  15. MAGISTRATE'S ORDER: INITIAL APPEARANCE
  16. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS RECORDED ON - 04/17/2024
  17. APPEARANCE COUNSEL FILED; DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL; REQUEST FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS; REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY Attorney: MEADOWS, JORDEN M
  18. RETURN OF SERVICE ON MAGISTRATE'S ORDER
  19. APPLICATION FOR NOLLE PROSEQUI Attorney: BENEDICT, JUSTIN B
  20. ENTRY GRANTING NOLLE PROSEQUI
  21. ORDER TO DISCHARGE DEFENDANT UPON DISMISSAL OF ACTION
  22. FAXED CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRY AND COPY OF ORDER TO DISCHARGE DEFENDANT UPON DISMISSAL OF ACTION NOTICE TO THE FCSO, FOLLOWED UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF PAPERWORK.
  23. AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
  24. DISPOSITION CARD SENT TO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

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