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31 year old Aaron Bolton of Mount Vernon was given a recognizance bond in court on Wednesday in Knox County. Bolton is facing two counts of OVI, a count of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and a county of Aggravated Vehicular Assault.
In court his attorney, Brandon Crunkilton, asked for a jury trial and recognizance bond which the state did not have a problem with. The Judge ordered Bolton released on a recognizance bond, his driver license was suspended and Bolton was ordered to post 2,500 dollars for a SCRAM monitor within ten days of the hearing.
We spoke with Knox County Prosecutor Chip McConville about the hearing and he said law enforcement did not arrest Bolton at the time of the crash and he has proven to show up on time and that Bolton is innocent until proven guilty. If convicted Bolton would spend his time in the state prison. Tyler Schlaireth’s mom spoke at the hearing about how she spoke to her son within 35 minutes of the crash and was assured that there would be a sober driver. She said Bolton hadn’t reached out to offer condolences to the family to which Bolton’s attorney responded by saying that attorneys advise their clients to not reach out in these instances and it can come off as the attorney is the bad guy for suggesting that.
BELOW IS A RELEASE FROM REGARDING THE ORIGINAL CRASH
Mount Vernon – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating
a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 04:28 AM, on State
Route 229 near milepost 7 in Clinton Township, Knox County.
Aaron Bolton, age 31 of Mount Vernon, Ohio, was operating a 2013 Ford Focus westbound
on State Route 229. Mr. Bolton failed to negotiate a curve, drove off the right side of the
roadway, and struck a utility pole. Tyler J. Schlairet, age 34 of Howard, Ohio, and Landon
M. Miller, age 19 of Mount Vernon, Ohio, were passengers in the vehicle.
Mr. Bolton was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported from the scene by Mount
Vernon Fire/EMS to Knox Community Hospital and later flown to Grant Hospital with
life-threatening injuries. Mr. Schlairet was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced
deceased at the scene. Mr. Miller was transported to Knox Community Hospital and later
to Grant Hospital with serious injuries.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Knox County Sheriff’s
Office, Mount Vernon Police Department, and Mount Vernon Fire/EMS. Alcohol is a
suspected factor in the crash. None of the occupants were wearing seatbelts. The crash
remains under investigation. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds all motorists and
occupants to wear their safety belts.