Grand jury returns 212 indictments By BEN R. WILLIAMS, Special to the News-Post Mar 14, 2016 Mar 14, 2016 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Franklin County grand jury returned 212 indictments against 22 people this week.kAmp? :?5:4E>6?E :D ?@E 2? :?5:42E:@? @7 8F:=E] xE :D 2 8C2?5 ;FCJ’D 56E6C>:?2E:@? E92E 6?@F89 6G:56?46 6I:DED E@ H2CC2?E 2 EC:2=]k^AmkAmp>@?8 E9@D6 :?5:4E65 H6C6ik^AmkAmYt=:D2 x?6K q6=496C[ EH@ 4@F?ED 2DD2F=E 2?5 32EE6CJ @7 2 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E @77:46C 2?5 @?6 4@F?E 6249 2AA62C :? AF3=:4 :? 2? :?E@I:42E65 4@?5:E:@?j 56DEC@J[ 567246 @C 52>286 2 A@=:46 G69:4=6 36=@?8:?8 E@ E96 #@4<J |@F?E !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?Ej 2EE6>AE E@ :?E:>:52E6 @C :>A656 2 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E @77:46C :? 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