The Findlay man who allegedly attacked another man inside his Weston business and stole his truck has been indicted.
A Wood County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Brandon Charles Frierson, 36, for aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony; felonious assault, a second-degree felony; breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony; and grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.
He also was charged in a second indictment for receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony; and failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony.
On Jan. 19, he allegedly inflicted serious physical harm on the victim while committing a theft offense, which was stealing his truck.
He also was accused of breaking into the building, where he alleged assaulted the man.
For the second indictment, he allegedly retained a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup that was obtained through a theft in Michigan and fled a police officer after receiving a visible or audible signal to stop.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.
He was scheduled to be arraigned today in Wood County Common Pleas Court.
According to the Bowling Green Police Division report, on Jan. 19 at 12:46 a.m., an officer initiated a pursuit of a white F-150 pickup truck after its license plate came back as stolen.
The driver headed westbound on U.S 6, according to the report.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio Highway State Patrol were advised of the pursuit.
The vehicle pulled off the south side of the highway, west of the railroad tracks. The BGPD officer arrived approximately 10 seconds later and took position behind the cruiser with a rifle pointed at the vehicle.
As more officers arrived, law enforcement approached the vehicle but did not observe anyone inside.
Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted an extensive search, two drones were deployed, and a K-9 unit was called in, but the suspect was not found.
Officers also checked all the doors of adjacent buildings but found them locked.
At 4:59 a.m., deputies were dispatched back to the 19000 block of Route 6 for a citizen in need of medical assistance.
At that time, deputies discovered the suspect had allegedly assaulted a 41-year-old man in the business and had stolen a Chevy Silverado.
The man was transported by EMS to an area hospital for unknown injuries.
A BOLO was placed on the truck and later Thursday, Findlay police got a hit on the stolen vehicle and took Frierson into custody.
He remains incarcerated in the Hancock County Justice Center on charges of driving under suspension, theft and possession of drugs. No bond has been set.
