37-year-old Bryant Rose was found guilty by an Allen County jury in October for hitting his then-girlfriend in the head with a gun and bit her after he trapped her in the bathroom. Rose was out on bond until he was set to be sentenced last month, but a bench warrant was issued for him when he failed a required drug test before his original sentencing date. Rose says he was drunk when the assault and the abduction took place and his addictions led him down this path.

According to testimony during his trial, in January of 2021, Rose allegedly hit his then-girlfriend in the head with a gun and bit her, after he trapped her in the bathroom. The bench warrant was issued on rose before his sentencing when he failed a required drug test after he was found guilty.

Lima, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Common Pleas Court is letting people know that if they skip out on jury duty, they will be facing the judge themselves.  Judge Jeffrey Reed and Judge Terri Kohlrieser both held contempt of court hearings for people who failed to show up for jury duty and could not show just cause for not showing up after they were served a summons to do so.  A total of 10 people were fined today for failing to appear for jury duty, and three other people had bench warrants issued on them for not showing up for their contempt of court hearing.  The judges told Your News Now that more and more people are not showing up to serve as jurors after receiving a court summons which has been affecting the court system. So, they are charging the people with a crime who don't reach out to the court before hand to try and get excused from jury duty.  Recently, Judge Reed sent out 70 summonses for one trial and only 17 people reported for jury duty. 

23-year-old Janicqua Bailey failed show up for her sentencing hearing last week and so a bench warrant was issued for her arrest. Bailey, along with Donavan Denson and Nicholas Williams was indicted on the charge of felonious assault after a bar fight at J's Pub back in January, that incident left Brandin Fisher-Jones in the parking lot with serious injuries to his face and body.

The trial of a Lima man facing a felonious assault charge didn't start today, because he didn't show up for it. A bench warrant has been issued for 26-year-old Quintez Burns for failure to appear at his trial. Burns was facing one count of felonious assault for an alleged incident that happened about a year ago. Supposedly there was a fight following a basketball game at the YMCA that left a man seriously injured.