2 prisoners indicted in restraint of Trumbull jail guard

WARREN

Two of the three men accused of taking a corrections officer hostage for five hours April 23 at the Trumbull County jail have been indicted on a variety of charges.

Both are in Ohio prisons for other offenses and were video arraigned this morning in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Both pleaded not guilty, and bonds of $100,000 were set for each.

Kevin T. Johns, 24, of Cincinnati, and Richard Ware, 27, of Warren were indicted on charges of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, possessing a deadly weapon while under detention, felonious assault and resistance to lawful authority.

If convicted, each could get about 40 years added to their prison term.

The third inmate, David Martin, 30, of Cleveland, was not charged in the hostage situation.

Mike Burnett, assistant Trumbull County prosecutor, said it would not be “in the interest of justice” to charge Martin “at this time” since Martin is already on death row for murder and also sentenced to 61 additional years in prison.

Read more about the case in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.