The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing late Tuesday night.
According to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office daily logs the incident happened around 11 p.m. at 7 East Athens Road in Roseville.
The report says a man was stabbed one time and was taken by Med Flight to the Ohio State University Medical Center.
Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says his office is investigating but could not release any other details.
A Muskingum County Sheriff's detective is being recognized for his help in connecting the dots to a multi-state crime.
Very few details are being released about the crime and criminals, but Terrorism Liaison Officer and Detective KC Jones with the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office is being given an award from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security. Detective Jones says he came across stolen items and after looking further into the crime, he discovered...
As the weather continues to warm up, people are outside more enjoying the sunshine.
But the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office says to stay safe, motorists need to keep an eye out for the unexpected.
"Look for the ATVs and the motorcycles," said Sheriff Matt Lutz. "We're trying to keep them off the road, but anything they can do to slow down, give themselves an extra five or ten minutes when they're trying to get somewhere. Hopefully they get there safe and we...
While many people will be wearing green and celebrating St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office will be out in force making sure everyone is staying safe.
Thanks to a grant, the sheriff's office will have extra cars patrolling for the holiday.
"We've got some slotted times around that day and around those weekends to put extra cruisers out on the streets," said Sheriff Matt Lutz. "St. Patrick's Day is a huge day for people to be...
As the weather warms up, more people tend to spend time outdoors enjoying the sunshine, but deputies with the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office aren't able to do so.
Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said as the temperature increases, so do the amount of calls to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office.
"When the weather breaks, like it did this weekend, people are cooped up, they're ready to get out and see some green grass again," said Lutz. "Our calls...
Muskingum County Sheriff, Matt Lutz, says his office is prepared to handle the winter storm.
While a tight county budget does makes things difficult when it comes to overtime, he says his office has enough people on duty to handle whatever mother nature throws our way.
"If we see that we're going to have a bunch of accidents at a certain time, we can hold one shift over while the other shift comes on. That doubles our manpower for that day, " says Lutz.
However,...
It's the first time Muskingum County residents have seen a Code Red issued during a winter storm.
Sheriff, Matt Lutz, says his office keeps a number of things under advisement before making that call.
"After I talked with our engineer, Doug Davis, their guys had been out all day. They were getting ready to take a break because they were not able to keep up with the weather. So, we decided right around nine o'clock that we needed to be under condition red. So, we could...
Muskingum County Sheriff's officials want your help finding this week's most wanted suspect.
37-year-old Michael Dean Longfellow is wanted for drug trafficking. He's 5'10, weighing 200lbs with blonde hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on his back and chest.
His last known address is 4820 Old Wheeling Road in Zanesville. Longfellow does have a history of violent tendencies. If you know his whereabouts call the sheriff's office at (740) 452-3637.
Muskingum County Sheriff, Matt Lutz, says crime rates were down across the area last year, despite the fact his office handled about 1,500 more calls.
Felony arrests, traffic accident reports, burglaries, domestic violence, assaults, and thefts all decreased in 2009. In fact, the sheriff's office only saw an increase in misdemeanors and car thefts.
"It doesn't make sense when you start thinking about the economy being down. You think the crime rates go up, but that's...
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion in Nashport.
It happened around 7:30 last night in the 6800 block of Swingalong Drive.
"They had two people that forced their way into the house and did produce a weapon. There was an item that was taken from the residence, " says Sheriff Matt Lutz.
Lutz says a 76-year-old man and his 67-year-old wife were home at the time of the incident. The two also live with their grandson.
"We...
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