Ohio Men Indicted For Repo Robbery

Two Ohio brothers were recently charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, aggravated menacing, assault and — for one of them — discharging a firearm tied to a car-jacking and assault incident Oct. 22 at Mayfield Church in Chester.

A Geauga County grand jury handed down the indictment against Ronald Delisio, 42, and Kevin Delisio, 39, Dec. 9.

Both men were charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony — each with firearm specifications — and one count of kidnapping, also a first-degree felony, according to the indictment.

The aggravated menacing and assault charges are first-degree misdemeanors, while the discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premises, brought against Ronald, is a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to the indictment.

The brothers reportedly physically assaulted a tow truck driver and forcibly removed him from his vehicle at gunpoint while he was repossessing a vehicle at 7747 Mayfield Road, Chester Police Chief Craig Young said in a press release.

Police said the repossessed vehicle was removed from a residence when, as it was being secured at the church, “a vehicle approached rapidly, blocking his exit. Two individuals exited the vehicle and confronted the operator, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The armed suspect pointed the firearm at the tow truck driver and demanded the immediate release of the repossessed vehicle.”

At that point, “an armed assailant discharged his weapon in the direction of our victim prior to entering the repossessed vehicle and leaving the area,” Young said, adding once identified, the brothers were taken into custody without incident.

Chardon Municipal Court Judge Terri Stupica set Ronald’s bond at $500,000 cash or surety Oct. 25. Kevin’s bond was set at $100,000/10% surety (or $10,000), according to court records.

Kevin posted bond on Nov. 1 while Ronald remains in jail, Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz said Dec. 10.

Both cases have been bound over to Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. Ronald’s arraignment before Judge Carolyn Paschke is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Dec. 11. Kevin’s arraignment, which hasn’t been assigned a judge yet, is schedule for 8:15 a.m. Dec. 18.