Hocking County Sheriff's Office charges Carroll man with murder
The Hocking County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Carroll man with murder after a Lancaster man was reportedly killed in a Hocking County cabin.
On April 23, a caller telephoned the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center advising a male, later identified as a 22-year-old man from Lancaster, being possibly stabbed from an altercation at a rental cabin located on Sullivan Road.
The Sheriff’s Office Patrol Unit and Hocking County EMS responded. Medics treated the victim, who was later flown by Air Evac to Grant Medical Center.
The Hocking County Sheriff’s was notified, by a representative from the Grant Medical Center, that the male victim had succumbed to his injuries. The Franklin County Coroner will be conducting an autopsy.
Hocking County Sheriff’s Office Detectives responded to the Sullivan Road cabin and processed and collected evidence from the scene. Witnesses were interviewed about the incident and released.
The suspect allegedly fled the scene immediately after the incident occurred. Information received during the investigation led detectives to believe the suspect was headed to Fairfield County. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office was contacted for assistance.
Shortly after the request, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office made contact with a male and female, identified as Isaac T. Pence, 20, of Carroll and Sabra S. Flagg, 21, of Lancaster.
Pence and Flagg were transported to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, where they were later interviewed by detectives.
Pence was charged with murder, an unclassified felony. Flagg was charged with obstructing justice, a third-degree felony. Bryce England, 22, of Lancaster was also arrested and charged with misconduct at an emergency scene. All three were transported to SEORJ in Nelsonville.
Both Pence and Flagg appeared in Hocking County Municipal Court on April 24 and were given a $1 million bond by Hocking County Municipal Court Judge Frederick Moses. Both were returned to SEORJ. England was released on bond.
A special thank you to the agencies who provided valuable assistance, Hocking County EMS, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, Good Hope Township FD and the Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office.