West Portsmouth man charged with attempted murder
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman reports that on Wednesday, June 28 at 12:49 p.m., his office received a 911 call from third Street in West Portsmouth. A female caller advised that a male had allegedly broken out windows to the house, fired shots from a gun and made claims to shoot deputies.
Deputies responded to the location, with the assistance of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. They learned that the male suspect had fled on foot, and both agencies began canvassing the area.
Detectives placed a ping on the suspect’s cell phone, acquiring a location on the suspect. The “ping” showed that the suspect was in the “bottoms” area in West Portsmouth, across from state Route 73/104.
Deputies and detectives began searching the area and located the suspect hiding in a brushy area. The suspect allegedly fled from deputies, running through the field. Detectives later observed the suspect walking across the Twin Bridges (U.S. 52) around 3:36 p.m.
As the detectives attempted to appended the suspect, he jumped off the bridge, landing about 15 feet below in a brushy area on the Portsmouth side of the river. He then continued to flee on foot towards the field area located behind Bertha Avenue in Portsmouth.
Sheriff Thoroughman stated that the surrounding area was secured with the assistance of the Portsmouth Police. At approximately 4:10 p.m., the suspect was observed by a Common Pleas Probation Officer hiding behind a tree in the grassy farm land behind Bertha Avenue.
With the assistance of local law enforcement, the suspect was apprehended without incident. A 9mm handgun was recovered from the suspect.
Portsmouth Ambulance responded to the scene to treat the suspect for minor injuries which resulted from jumping off the bridge.
Arrested was Jonathan Mosley, 35, of West Portsmouth, Ohio. Mosley has been charged with attempted murder, a felony of the first degree; improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, a felony of the second degree; felonious assault, a felony of the second degree; having weapons under disability, a felony of the third degree; violation of a protection order, a felony of the third degree; discharging a firearm on or near a prohibited premises, a felony of the third degree; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Sheriff Thoroughman stated the arrest was the result, once again, of all local law enforcement agencies working as one to make the community safer.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Sergeant Jodi Conkel at 740-351-1091.