Jackson County, OHIO–Two individuals have been indicted for their alleged roles that led to and actions following the death of an Oak Hill man.
A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted 48-year-old Ronda Stull, of State Route 93, Oak Hill on Friday, November 19, for her alleged involvement in the death of her long-time boyfriend, Johnnie Edwards in September.
Stull has been indicted with one count of Aggravated Murder and one count of Murder, both unclassified felonies. Stull is also facing indictments of Corrupting Another with Drugs, a second-degree felony and Tampering with Evidence, a third-degree felony.
Also indicted was Kevin Blake French, 30, of State Route 279, Oak Hill. French was indicted for a third-degree felony of Tampering with Evidence; Grand Theft of a Firearm, a third-degree felony and a fifth-degree felony of Abuse of a Corpse.
On September 13, 2021 at approximately 8:07 p.m. an officer from the Oak Hill Police Department received a report of an unresponsive male located in a vehicle on the parking lot of McDonald’s, 197 North Jackson Street Oak Hill. Authorities later identified the male as 39-year-old, Johnnie Edwards of Oak Hill.
During the investigation, it was discovered that Edwards died of an overdose, after obtaining drugs with his long-time girlfriend, 48-year-old Ronda Stull, of State Route 93, Oak Hill and their friend, Kevin Blake French, 30, of State Route 279, Oak Hill. Instead of seeking medical attention for Edwards, he was left unresponsive inside Stull’s vehicle, in the passenger seat at the McDonalds parking lot.
Investigators claim that Stull and French knew Edwards was deceased before the vehicle was parked at McDonald’s by French.
As of 5 p.m. Friday, Stull was in custody awaiting her arraignment. A warrant for French’s arrest has been issued.
