Ohio Man Arrested on School Firearm Charge: Any Non‑CCW Holder Would Bear The Same Penalty

Ohio Man Arrested on School Firearm Charge: A Related Warning for Non‑CCW Holders

A Findlay man is facing a felony weapons charge after police allege he brought a firearm onto or near school grounds in November, a situation authorities say might have been avoided had he followed Ohio’s concealed-carry laws.​

According to jail records from the Hancock County Justice Center, 20‑year‑old Douby Alfred was booked on November 12, 2025, following an arrest by the Findlay Police Department. The booking sheet lists a single count of “Illegal Conveyance or Possession Weapons in School Safety Zone,” a fifth‑degree felony under Ohio law. Alfred is being held at the county facility, with total bond in the case set at 2,500 dollars cash.​​

Court records show the case is filed in Hancock County Common Pleas Court under docket number 2025CR00345, with multiple hearings held between November and early January. The charge stems from Ohio’s school safety zone statute, which prohibits most individuals from bringing firearms into school buildings, school buses, or designated school premises, with limited exceptions for properly licensed carriers and law‑enforcement officers.​

Ohio permits qualified residents to obtain a concealed handgun license, which provides narrowly defined defenses and exemptions when a firearm is present in or around a school safety zone, provided strict conditions are met. Authorities have not publicly alleged that Alfred held such a license at the time of the incident, and the complaint treats the weapon as an unlawful presence in a protected area.​

The booking record also lists a “courtesy hold” related to the same time period, but does not specify any additional charges or sentences imposed so far. As with any criminal case, Alfred is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court, and the ultimate outcome will depend on future proceedings in Hancock County Common Pleas Court.

Sources:
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-4513
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4513.02
https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia_v._B.P.J.