A man who escaped custody and the woman who assisted in the escape have been indicted.
A Wood County grand jury on June 21 indicted Justin M. Firman, Deshler, 36, for escape and Emma Rose Busler, 30, Deshler, for obstructing justice.
On June 1 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Bowling Green police were dispatched to the NorthWest Community Corrections Center for two males who escaped. The two men were identified as Firman and Dakota Embry, 34, of Bryan.
The men climbed the south chain link fence. They were caught June 2 in Fostoria.
Both men were charged with escape and transported to the Wood County Justice Center, where Firman remains on a $100,000 bond.
Embry died in his cell later that night.
Firman’s escape charge is a third-degree felony. He was being held on abduction and domestic violence charges.
Busler allegedly provided a ride to Firman and Embry after they escaped. She also allegedly assisted the two men in avoiding custody by providing a ride to a location for them to hide.
The obstructing justice charge is a fifth-degree felony.
On June 8, Busler was furloughed from the jail to Devlac Hall for substance abuse treatment.
The grand jury also indicted:
• Brian Keith Tillery Sr., 64, Redford, Michigan, for aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, both second-degree felonies. On March 21, he allegedly was found in possession of and was preparing for distribution more than five times the bulk amount of oxycodone.
• Jerome L. Hall, 40, Toledo and currently in jail, for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony. On May 27 on Ohio 25 in Rossford, Hall’s Dodge Challenger was checked at 41 mph in the 25-mph zone. After the officer activated his overheads lights and sirens, Hall turned left onto Rossway Avenue, drove into the cul-de-sac and then traveled back past the police cruiser. The pursuit continued southbound on Ohio 25 and eventually to southbound Interstate 75 at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The Dodge exited at Buck Road, continued straight and continued on I-75. The Dodge then exited onto U.S. 20 and turned west. The Perrysburg Police Department joined the pursuit onto Elm Street. At the dead end of Elm Street, the driver and passenger exited the vehicle and started walking northbound. The passenger was apprehended as the driver ran from the scene. Approximately 30 minutes later, Hall was apprehended in the 28000 block of Stonecroft Drive.
• Tyrell Anthony Gaillard, 37, Toledo, for two counts trafficking in cocaine, both fifth-degree felonies. From April 7-June 1, 2022, and again from June 6-June 9, 2022, he allegedly sold less than 5 grams of cocaine.
• Alvaro Madera-Rodarte, 21, of South Bend, Indiana, and currently in jail, for grand theft of a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property, both fourth-degree felonies; and three counts of theft and receiving stolen property, all fifth-degree felonies. On March 20 at 10 a.m., Madera-Rodarte entered Planet Fitness, Perrysburg, provided his membership ID and proceeded directly to the locker room. Madera-Rodarte allegedly took a wallet and keys, and exited the building. He then allegedly found the vehicle, a 2013 Toyota Camry LE, and left the property. Madera-Rodarte was arrested in Goshen, Indiana. He also was allegedly involved in the disposal of a 1995 Ford Ranger that was reported stolen in Fort Wayne. The truck had a stolen license plate.
• Eric Francis Nungester, 55, of Bloomdale and currently in jail, for violating a protection order, a fifth-degree felony. On June 3 in Wayne, Nungester allegedly violated a protection order by visiting a protected person’s home and speaking with her. He previously had pleaded guilty to violating a protection order in June 2022 and twice in May 2022, all in Wood County.
• Matthew David Roy Kanouff, 34, currently in the Lucas County jail, for counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony. On May 22, he allegedly committed fraud by transferring counterfeit security.
Kanouff was indicted a second time, again for counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony, after allegedly committing fraud on May 3 by transferring counterfeit security.
• Justin Michael Trabbic, 27, Bowling Green, for violating a protection order, a fifth-degree felony. On April 24 in Rossford, Trabbic allegedly was found in a hotel room with the protected person. He previously had been convicted of violating a protection order in July 2020 in Wood County.
• Alysa Nicole Long, 31, of Toledo and currently in jail, for tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. On May 17, 2021, she allegedly used documents she knew were false to mislead public officials who were conducting an investigation.
• Gerald Jermaine Pickett, 30, Detroit, for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony; receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony; and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony. A 2018 Dodge Charger was reported stolen on May 26 and Pickett allegedly fled from a traffic stop on I-75 in Bowling Green. He later crashed the Charger and was arrested. He was found in possession of a key fob that was not for the Charger.
• Joshua Allen Gottschalk, 26, Walbridge, for two counts of theft, both fifth-degree felony. On Dec. 7, he allegedly deprived the same woman of $3,835 and $2,835 by exerting control over property or services without consent.
• David Allen Guerin, 55, Napoleon, for three counts of violating a protection order, all fifth-degree felonies. Twice on Jan. 7 and then again before Jan. 10 he allegedly violated a protection order three times. He had previously been convicted of this offense in Wood County in November 2021.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
