Taylor Allen Mills, the man who allegedly murdered Timothy Koker, 52, the owner of Mine Tavern in Nelsonville, faces six felony charges, including murder.
Taylor Allen Mills, 22, faces six felony charges for the murder of Nelsonville bar owner Timothy Koker.
On Monday, Mills was indicted by the January Term of the Athens County Grand Jury, according to a news release from the Athens County Prosecutor's Office. The counts against him include aggravated murder and one count of murder.
Both charges are considered unclassified felonies. An unclassified felony occurs when a person convicted of a crime of faces specific penalties outlined by state and federal laws.
According to the Ohio Revised Code, those convicted of aggravated murder can face the death penalty or life in prison.
Mills also faces one count of involuntary manslaughter, according to the release, a felony of the first degree, punishable for up to 11 years in jail.
Mills was charged with a count of carrying a concealed weapon, a fourth-degree felony, which can land someone in prison for a maximum of 18 months. He also has a count of illegal possession of a firearm on liquor permit premises, a felony of the third degree. That classification can lead to 36 months in prison.
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Mills also faces one count of tampering with evidence, which is also a felony of the third degree.
Mills was booked into the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on Dec. 23, 2015 with a $1 million bond. He is set to appear in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 3.
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