Prosecuting Attorney Jason Holdren announces that Antwan D. Walker, age 34, of Worthington, Ohio, was convicted this evening by a Gallia County jury on all counts. Just before 9:00 p.m. the jury returned guilty verdicts on the following counts: Assault (peace officer), a felony of the fourth degree; Assault (peace officer), a felony of the fourth degree; Assault (corrections officer), a felony of the fifth degree; and Trespass in a Habitation, a felony of the fourth degree. Walker faces a maximum possible prison term of 5 ½ years. The State will be seeking a maximum sentence.
Walker is scheduled to be sentenced in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court by Judge Margaret Evans on Monday, February 11, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
