“It was a plot by Mr. Hosek against his estranged wife, who he wanted to kill,” said Captain Eric Spicer of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. “He’s not been happy since the divorce and the way the divorce process treated him.”
According to court documents, Hosek and Rebecca Doris Hinton were married Dec. 13, 1975, in Fort Worth, Texas. The couple used to live in Greene County. She filed for divorce Oct. 21, 2008. She filed a domestic violence protection order against Hosek on Feb. 12, 2010.
Hosek, who appeared Tuesday via video in Judge Michael K. Murry’s courtroom, is being held without bond in the Greene County Jail. He has a bond hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday in Municipal Court, which would be canceled if the case goes to Common Pleas Court.
The charges stem from a joint investigation from the Sheriff’s Office, Beavercreek police and the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office.
Dennis Gump, Hosek’s attorney, said he believes the case will go straight to a grand jury with a court arraignment possible on Oct. 22.
Gump was with his client on Friday, Oct. 8, the day he said the new allegations originated. “I’m shocked,” Gump said Tuesday. “I found out about it this morning.”
Hosek has been incarcerated for several weeks, so the new charge must stem from an incident inside the prison.
“Two things that are mysterious to me,” Gump said. “How could he get any money to anybody? And two, why would anybody talk to him (in prison) if he’s got a lawyer.”
Hosek was initially arrested on Sept. 1 on charges of menacing by stalking, a fourth-degree felony, and violation of the protection order, a third-degree felony, according to Greene County court records. Hosek’s arrest stemmed from an April 8 incident in Beavercreek, court records said.
Hosek pleaded not guilty to both charges when he was arraigned on Sept. 3 before Common Pleas Judge Stephen Wolaver, who set Hosek’s bond at $750,000. When asked why the bond was so high, Greene County Prosecutor Stephen K. Haller said it was because Hosek was considered dangerous.
On Sept. 10, Wolaver ordered Hosek be evaluated be the Forensic Psychiatry Center for Western Ohio in Dayton “to determine the defendant’s competency and sanity at the time of the offense and a report be submitted to the court no later than October 15.”
“It’s a mental-health issue, and it’s got to be addressed,” Gump said. “I don’t care what the allegations are. I hope that answers all the questions for everybody.”
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-6951 or mgokavi@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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