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The 17-year-old juvenile accused of attempted murder of Devon Ours was bound over to Washington Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.
"Judge (Tim) Williams did find that there was probable cause to charge the juvenile with attempted murder as an adult," confirmed Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil.
Williams is the probate and juvenile judge for Washington County.
"However, he is not yet indicted as an adult," said Coil of the 17-year-old. "His case will now have to be presented to a grand jury just like any other adult."
The juvenile is the third to face charges in an alleged assault on Feb. 12 which has Ours, of Marietta, recovering in Memorial Health System's facilities.
Also accused are Steven Andrew Osborne, 19, of 529 Federal Road, Little Hocking, who last appeared in court via teleconference with a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 19; and Sierah Caldwell, 18, of 3719 Blue Knob Road, Apt., B, Marietta, who last appeared also by teleconference with a not guilty plea.
Both Osborne and Caldwell face indicted charges of attempted murder, a first-degree felony; felonious assault, a second-degree felony; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
Osborne also faces one indicted count of having weapons under disability, a third-degree felony, from an incident rooted in a June 26, 2020, alleged aggravated assault which Osborne was scheduled to see a trial for in Tennessee this year.
But the 17-year-old juvenile who is the third accused in the assault of Ours has not yet been indicted by a Washington County grand jury.,
"The grand jury will make the decision as to whether or not he will ultimately be charged and as to which crimes," explained Coil on Tuesday. "I cannot give a date as to when the grand jury will hear the case as grand jury proceedings must be conducted in secrecy. I do not intend to publicly release the name of the juvenile until/if and when he is actually indicted as an adult."
Janelle Patterson may be reached at
jpatterson@mariettatimes.com.