ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A longtime Ohio prison inmate serving an aggregate sentence of 20 to 50 years is now facing additional felony charges in Ross County after being indicted on allegations of harassment involving bodily substances.
Court records identify the defendant as Anthony White, 59, an inmate at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction records show White has been incarcerated since April 17, 2003.
According to Ross County Common Pleas Court records, case 26CR000093 was filed against White on February 20, 2026. The case remains open and is assigned to Judge Michael M. Ater.
Court records show White was indicted on multiple counts of harassment by an inmate, with the displayed charges classified as fifth-degree felonies under Ohio Revised Code 2921.38. The records list the original allegations as harassment with a bodily substance.
Under Ohio law, the offense generally involves allegations that a confined person, with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, caused or attempted to cause that person to come into contact with blood, semen, urine, feces or another bodily substance. A violation under the provisions reflected by the fifth-degree felony charges is an F5.
The publicly available court information provided does not detail the specific circumstances surrounding the alleged incidents, including what bodily substance was allegedly involved or who was allegedly targeted.
White was booked into the Ross County Jail on August 31, 2026, at approximately 9:40 a.m. Jail records list the Ross County Common Pleas Court case and a harassment-by-inmate charge. The arrest information lists the Ross County Sheriff’s Office and identifies Donald Malone as the officer. White was being held without bond according to the jail record.
White’s incarceration considerably predates the new Ross County case. ODRC records show he is serving sentences stemming from multiple Cuyahoga County cases, including convictions for aggravated robbery, felonious assault and aggravated burglary.
The state prison record lists an aggregate sentence of 20 to 50 years. Among the sentences displayed are aggravated robbery cases carrying lengthy prison terms and firearm specifications, a felonious assault sentence of five to 15 years, and an aggravated burglary sentence of 10 to 25 years.
ODRC currently lists White’s expected release/parole eligibility date as May 1, 2027, meaning the new Ross County criminal case comes as he approaches that date after more than two decades in state custody.
Court records list White’s attorney as Veronica Hodges. His next court event is currently scheduled for September 2, 2026.
The new charges are allegations, and White is presumed innocent of them unless and until proven guilty in court.
