Coshocton man charged for relationship with student
COSHOCTON, Ohio – A Coshocton man has been arrested in relation to a sexual relationship he had with a student while employed by Ridgewood Local School District.
On Nov. 7 detectives with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 300 block of South 9th Street. 25-year-old Justin L. Howell of Coshocton was arrested and on Nov. 8 he was formally charged with sexual battery, a felony of the third degree. Howell was terminated by the Ridgewood Local School District on Oct. 25 of this year.
The Coshocton County Prosecutor’s Office and Ridgewood Local School District is assisting the Sherriff’s Office in the ongoing investigation.
