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Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Grube Homicide
suspects from Darke County
Darke County Sheriff’s Office, Greenville and Union City, OH & IN
PD, the Ohio AG and others assisted
Celina, OH – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey this morning at a press
statement announced the arrests of Bryant Rhoades and Trevin Sanders
for the November 2011 homicides of Robert and Colleen Grube in their
rural Fort Recovery home. Rhoades was arrested at his residence just
outside of Greenville and Sanders has been served in the Indiana State
Prison in Michigan City, IN, where he is serving a sentence on an
unrelated charge.
Bryant Rhoades, 22, of Union City, OH is currently charged with one
count of obstructing justice, a felony of the third degree. He made an
initial appearance in Celina Municipal Court at 4:00 PM yesterday where
his bond was set at $3,500,000 subject to 10%. He currently remains in
the Mercer County Adult Detention facility.
Trevin Sanders, 18, of Union City, OH has been charged with Aggravated
Murder, two counts of aggravated homicide for the murders of Robert and
Colleen Grube. Aggravated murder specifies that he purposely, with
prior calculation and design, caused the death of Robert and Colleen
Grube by means of a firearm. He also is charged with kidnapping,
aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and other charges. His charges
have been filed in Mercer County Juvenile Court as he was 17 at the
time of the crimes. Arrangements are being made to transport him back
to Mercer County to face the charges.
During the course of the investigation, 179 court documents (orders,
subpoenas, search warrants) were executed, 329 interviews were
conducted, and 88 tips were received and followed up on. Every effort
was made to follow every tip and every lead.
Investigators have been to Indiana, southern Ohio, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, during the course of this investigation. “This case was an
all-out effort of law enforcement in these states. Ohio Attorney
General Mike DeWine’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and
Identification has been instrumental in helping us, providing lab
services, and investigators,” stated Sheriff Grey. “This effort was an
example of how law enforcement is supposed to work.”
A special thanks to the Randolph and Jay County, IN Sheriff’s Offices,
the Darke County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office, and the Coffee County,
Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. These Sheriff’s Offices were available on a
moment’s notice and provided valuable information. The United States
Marshal’s Office was instrumental in helping us track down Rhoades and
bring him into custody safely.
See WHIO-TV video report on the 2012 murders here
Download the notes from Wednesday morning’s press conference here
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