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Darke County Sheriff
Deputies arrest
Randolph County man for Aggravated Robbery
On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at approximately 5:39 P.M., the Darke County
Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a truck down into
a creek on Delisle Fourmans Road, just west of the intersection of
Jaysville St.-Johns Road in Greenville, Ohio. The 911 caller
advised the driver from the crash was fleeing the scene on foot and
running north through a field.
At 5:43 P.M., the Darke County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call
from Scot Meier (34) Greenville, Ohio advising he was attacked by a man
with a shotgun while checking on his family’s property located at 5363
Delisle Fourmans Road which is near the area of the reported
crash. Darke County deputies responded to scene along with
Arcanum Rescue and Greenville Township Rescue.
The investigation revealed Christopher Newman (31) Winchester, Indiana,
made entry into a barn located at 5363 Delisle Fourmans Road. Mr.
Meier stopped at the property with his 3-year-old son because he
noticed property sitting in front of the barn that wasn’t there
before. When Mr. Meier got out to investigate, Mr. Newman exited
the barn brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun and ordered Mr. Meier back into
his truck at gun point. Mr. Newman got into Mr. Meier’s truck and
took his cell phone and wallet. Mr. Newman then grabbed the
three-year-old in the backseat and at that point, Mr. Meier wrestled
the shotgun away from Mr. Newman. Mr. Newman exited the truck and
Mr. Meier fled the scene with his son for help. Mr. Meier was
treated at the scene by Greenville Township Rescue for injuries
received during the struggle.
Mr. Newman also fled the scene by driving his truck through a large
overhead barn door and traveling east on Delisle Fourmans Road.
Newman crashed his truck into a creek a short distance away in the area
of Delisle Fourmans Road and Jaysville-St. Johns Road. Mr. Newman
then fled on foot after the crash and was located by deputies outside a
residence at 3598 Jaysville-St. Johns Road. Mr. Newman was taken
into custody and transported by Arcanum Rescue to Wayne Healthcare
where he was evaluated for suspected drug intoxication.
At 5:29 P.M., the Darke County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in
reference to a residential fire at 7808 Darke Preble County Line Road
Arcanum, Ohio. Darke County deputies, Arcanum Fire and Rescue,
Pitsburg Fire Department and the Verona Fire Department responded to
the scene.
The investigation revealed the residence appeared to have been
ransacked and burglarized prior to the fire. The cause of the fire is
suspicious and still under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office. Items of property from 7808 Darke Preble Line Road were
located and recovered from inside and outside of the barn at 5363
Delisle Fourmans Road as well as Mr. Newman’s pickup truck. Mr.
Newman is a suspect in this investigation.
Mr. Newman is currently housed at the Darke County Jail on charges of
Aggravated Robbery. This case will be presented to the Darke
County Prosecutor’s Office for further review and additional charges
are likely in the future.
These cases remains under investigation.
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