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Man accused of planning robbery indicted in Cincinnati man's shooting death

Posted at 11:09 AM, Jul 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-20 11:35:21-04

ATHENS, Ohio – A grand jury indicted a 21-year-old man on charges related to the shooting death of a Cincinnati man in May, Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn announced this week.

John Michael Fults-Ganey was accused of driving 22-year-old Markel Morrison to a North McKinley Avenue apartment to rob the residents, Blackburn said in a news release.

Morrison was shot and killed by one of the apartment’s occupants, according to Blackburn.

Fults-Ganey faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy. 

He was being held in Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail and was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday.