Tucker Charged with 28 Counts Including Kidnapping and Sexual Battery

POMEROY, Ohio – A Special Grand Jury has indicted a former corrections officer and probation officer with 28 counts ranging from sexual battery to kidnapping to theft.

Larry David Tucker, 55, was indicted on a total of 28 counts with 27 being felony charges along with one misdemeanor. Tucker was charged with the following: six counts of Kidnapping, all felonies of the first degree; six counts of Sexual Battery, all felonies of the third degree; five counts of Gross Sexual Imposition, all felonies of the fourth degree; five counts of Attempted Sexual Battery, all felonies of the fourth degree; four counts of Attempted Compelling Prostitution, all felonies of the fourth degree; one count of Theft in Office, a felony of the fifth degree; and one count of Soliciting, a misdemeanor of the third degree. Tucker is expected to be arraigned on the charges soon. He was in the custody of the Ashland County Sheriff over the weekend following his arrest on a warrant from Meigs County.

Several of the charges carry specifications from the grand jury including on the Kidnapping charge, “The Grand Jurors further find and specify that Larry D. Tucker did commit the Kidnapping with a sexual motivation as described in Section 2941.147 of the Revised Code.

The Sexual Battery charge along with several other charges includes a specification, “The Grand Jurors further find and specify that Larry D. Tucker is a sexually violent predator as described in Section 2941.148 of the Revised Code.”

The charges allegedly occurred between January 1, 2011 through to November 8, 2018.

Angela Canepa, special prosecutor with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office represented the state.

All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. An indictment is not a conviction or finding of guilt. It is one step in the legal process.

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