Four men were charged with assault Tuesday after they admitted beating a man around 10:45 p.m. outside 812 Heritage Court.
Elonta D. Mundy, 18, of Oak Park, Mich.; Dakota A. Lewis, 19, at large; Desmond Mundy, 18, of 117 S. Park St.; and Laythyn Zachrich, 18, of Urbana, each was issued summons for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old male who found face down in a parking lot by officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department.
The victim was sitting in his girlfriend Kierston Cierico’s car when quartet rushed the vehicle and began striking the victim. He sustained multiple visible injuries and was evaluated by Bellefontaine squad personnel.
He refused transport to Mary Rutan Hospital for further treatment.
All four men admitted their parts in the beating, claiming it was in retaliation as two girls, ages 14 and 16, alleged the victim had sexually assaulted them Monday night.
Cellular phone videos of Tuesday’s attack were provided by witnesses to officers. Elonta Mundy and Zachrich provided text messages regarding the alleged sexual assaults.
That case was assigned for further investigation.
• Samuel A.W. Varian, 40, of 300 Clagg St., was charged Tuesday with assault after he allegedly pummeled Chris Helton at 328 Lawrence St.
Helton had visible facial injuries. He said he nearly passed out when Varian took him to the ground in a headlock.
Motorist charged with OVI
Lee Yelton, 33, of 429 W. Brown Ave., was charged Tuesday with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and issued a citation for a marked lanes violation.
At 7:50 p.m., an officer on patrol observed a northbound pickup truck cross the center line of Troy Road as it passed under the railroad viaduct and then off the side of the road.
The officer made a U-turn and followed Yelton’s pickup observing several more marked lanes violations before initiating a stop at Sandusky Avenue.
While talking with Yelton, the officer noted an odor of alcohol and asked for another officer to help determine if the motorist had been drinking alcohol.
Yelton told them he had not drank any alcohol that day but had consumed heavily the night before.
A simple test indicated he had recently consumed alcohol and he was arrested for transport to the police department for a breathalyzer test.
Yelton twice faked breathing into the apparatus and was informed that because he has two prior OVI convictions, officers could take him to Mary Rutan Hospital for a blood draw for testing.
He again did not provide enough air for a complete test. An the fourth test was administered again with Yelton providing inconsistent samples. Still, the machine record blood alcohol levels of 0.254 and 0.285.
Officers needed a legally admissible results so Yelton was transported to the hospital and a lab technician performed a blood draw. The samples were submitted for testing.
Warrants served
Christian M.A. Irving, 33, of 316 West St., was served warrants for theft and failure to appear Wednesday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after officers found a scale and a straw that appeared to be used for snorting drugs in his book bag.
Woman reports hit-skip
Officers are investigating a hit-skip crash that occurred around 4 p.m. Tuesday on Sandusky Avenue at Madriver Street.
Nicolle L. Papay, 41, of Bellefontaine, told officers she was eastbound in a sport utility vehicle and stopped for traffic when the SUV was hit in the rear by a black car. The other motorist, who was described as a white male in his 20s with his hair in a ponytail and wearing sunglasses, drove off turning northbound on Madriver.
Anyone with information can call police at (937)599-1010.