Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Staff report
COLUMBIANA
A man who was supposed to be missing in the Guilford Lake area Sunday evening will instead be charged with making false alarms, and one of his two girlfriends will be charged with falsification.
James E. Artrup Jr., 27, and Candy Ammon, 44, are both in the Columbiana County Jail after detectives with the county sheriff’s office determined that Artrup was not missing.
A girlfriend had called police early Sunday evening and said Artrup had gone fishing at the lake but did not return.
He was found Monday morning, however, at a home in Wellsville with Ammon, whom he worked with.
Chief Deputy Allen Haueter said Ammon and Artrup work together.
When Ammon did not show up for work, investigators went there looking for Artrup.
Haueter said Artrup lied to detectives about where he was, and both knew there was a search on but neither called police.
Haueter said fire and rescue personnel spent the night searching for Artrup, and their time “could have been put to a lot better use.”