07/22/2026
Mother should be sitting in jail too! Those teenagers aren't going to have a prayer with this type of mother. Good Job Hocking County. One more deadbeat and drug pusher off the streets. Again, Charge the mother too. She knew exactly what was in that car and what he was up to.
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On Monday, July 20, 2026, deputies with the Hocking County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on U.S. Route 33 for multiple traffic violations.
According to Hocking County Sheriff Lanny E. North, deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Michael Holbrook, 41, of Columbus. He was accompanied by his girlfriend and two teenage children. As deputies spoke with Holbrook, they observed drug paraphernalia in plain view. Based on those observations, a probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted.
During the search, deputies recovered 10 fi****ms, including two that had been reported stolen, suspected methamphetamine and crack co***ne, drug paraphernalia, more than $12,000 in cash, and additional evidence related to the investigation.
Holbrook, who is on parole, was charged with the following offenses under the Ohio Revised Code:
Having Weapons While Under Disability, a third-degree felony;
Receiving Stolen Property, a fourth-degree felony;
Trafficking in Drugs, a fourth-degree felony; and
Endangering Children, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Holbrook was transported to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail. At his initial appearance in Hocking County Municipal Court, Judge Frederick T. Moses imposed a $40,000 cash/surety bond on Holbrook. The investigation remains ongoing, and the case will be submitted to the Hocking County Prosecutor's Office for review and presentation to a Hocking County Grand Jury.