05/30/2024
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
Today, May 29, 2024, Columbiana County Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino and Columbiana County Sheriff Brian McLaughlin announce that William Long, Jr. 50, of Lisbon, was indicted by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for aggravated murder, murder, discharging a firearm upon a roadway and firearm specifications in the November 29, 2023 shooting death of Long’s ex-wife, Michelle A. Long, 50.
Michelle Long was found deceased outside of her residence located on Carey Road in Butler Township. In the months following the incident, detectives from the Sheriff’s Office and investigators from the Major Crimes Task Force worked hand in hand, to review and process large amounts of digital and forensic evidence to attain today’s indictment from the Grand Jury. Prosecutors will ask for a $1.5 million bond.
“This case was very important to my office, and our detectives did an outstanding job getting it prepared to be successfully indicted by the Grand Jury,” said Sheriff McLaughlin.
“Michelle, her family, and the community all deserve accountability for this terrible crime, and I am confident this step will lead toward that end,” said Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino.
Prosecutor Abruzzino and Sheriff McLaughlin credit the work of their respective agencies and the Major Crimes Task Force, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Columbiana County Coroner’s Office, and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team for their investigative work in this case.
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