Suspect in Marysville Officer Shooting Re- arrested After Fleeing Columbus Hospital
A man accused of shooting a Marysville police officer earlier this year was taken back into custody after briefly escaping from a Columbus hospital on Tuesday.
According to police, 29-year-old Dustin Edward Ohm fled from a rehabilitation center on Dennison Avenue after being dropped off following a medical appointment at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Authorities say deputies were unaware of the appointment, and Ohm used a scooter to escape the hospital.
He was later found on Sale Road in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus, where police located him inside a van outside a family member’s home. Roughly 20 police cruisers responded to the scene before Ohm surrendered.
“If he wouldn’t have come out of that van, it probably would have been a SWAT barricade,” said Sgt. Joe Albert of Columbus Police.
Ohm is accused of firing at officers during a domestic dispute in Marysville on May 30, injuring one officer who was later treated and released. After fleeing that scene, Ohm led authorities on a chase along U.S. 33 before being shot by deputies and hospitalized.
He now faces multiple charges, including attempted aggravated murder of a law enforcement officer, felonious assault on a peace officer, weapons under disability, failure to comply, and discharging a firearm into a habitation.
Authorities emphasized that the case remains under serious review due to Ohm’s violent history.
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