ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Pickaway County man was back behind bars just one day after being released from state prison, after authorities allege he violated a temporary protection order on the same day his post-release supervision began.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction records show Harold M. Hoop Jr., 45, had an expected release date of September 1, 2026. ODRC records further confirm that Hoop’s post-release control supervision began September 1, with a six-month period of supervision.
Hoop had been serving an aggregate 1.5-year prison sentence stemming from Pickaway County cases. His state prison record lists convictions for fourth-degree felony menacing by stalking and two fifth-degree felony violations of a protection order.
According to Chillicothe Municipal Court records, Hoop is now accused of committing another protection-order violation on September 1 — the same day his post-release supervision began. The new case charges Hoop with violating a protection order under Ohio Revised Code 2919.27, listed as a third-degree felony.
Records show the case was filed September 3 by a Chillicothe Police Department officer.
However, Hoop was already back in custody by then. Ross County Jail records show the Ohio Adult Parole Authority arrested Hoop at approximately 2:10 p.m. on September 2, one day after his release date. He was booked into the Ross County Jail approximately 18 minutes later.
Jail records list both the new felony protection-order charge and a parole holder. The new charge carries a $25,000 cash-or-surety bond, while no bond is listed for the parole holder.
Hoop’s previous convictions originated in Pickaway County, although ODRC currently lists Ross County as his residential county. For that reason, I’d probably describe him as a man convicted in Pickaway County rather than definitively call him a “Pickaway County man,” unless you have something establishing that he actually resided there.
A preliminary hearing on the new charge is scheduled for September 14 at 1 p.m., according to court records.
The specific circumstances surrounding the alleged September 1 violation have not yet been detailed in the records reviewed. A public records request has been submitted seeking additional information regarding the incident and Hoop’s subsequent arrest.
The new charge is an allegation, and Hoop is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
