Marysville Man Charged After Stray Bullet Strikes Man at Sports Complex

MARYSVILLE, OH – On October 6, 2026, at approximately 7:05 p.m., the Union County Sheriff’s office received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots near the Union County Sports Complex, located at 16000 Simmons Lane. Union County Sheriff’s deputies determined that a male victim had been struck in the left shoulder by a stray bullet which did not penetrate his skin. During the initial investigation, multiple families were evacuated from the sports complex with the assistance of the Marysville Fire Department, Marysville Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Union County Sheriff’s Office detectives and deputies collected evidence that evening which included a stray bullet and a firearm. Detectives submitted the evidence to the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Identification (BCI&I) Firearms Division to determine if the bullet recovered was fired from the firearm that was seized.

Ohio BCI&I confirmed that the stray 9mm bullet was fired from the Sig Sauer P320 Raider Flux handgun which was seized that evening.

The sheriff’s office investigation revealed that the bullets were not intentionally shot at the sports complex but were actually as a result of a poor backstop being utilized by Jacob DeJarnette age 27, while target practicing.

DeJarnette of Marysville was charged with one count of Negligent Assault a misdemeanor of the 3rd degree and one count of Inducing Panic a misdemeanor of the 1st degree, and he is scheduled to appear in the Marysville Municipal Court on November 23, 2026 at 8:00am.