GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO — Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey Paden announced that a man wanted out of Monroe County on multiple felony sex offense charges involving a child was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Senecaville.
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office received notification that an active arrest warrant from Monroe County had been issued for Jeremiah Scherer age 40 of Senecaville. The warrant carried a nationwide pickup radius and involved multiple counts of Rape and Gross Sexual Imposition involving a child.
Deputies, who were on patrol at the time, immediately began attempting to locate Scherer. Using the Sheriff’s Office FLOCK camera system, they determined that a vehicle registered to Scherer had traveled northbound into Guernsey County on Interstate 77 at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Deputies then proceeded to Scherer’s known residence on North High Street in Senecaville, where they located the vehicle parked behind the residence. During surveillance of the property, deputies observed Scherer sitting on the ground behind the vehicle.
Deputies approached Scherer and took him into custody without incident.
During the arrest, deputies discovered a fully loaded Rock Island 1911 handgun on Scherer’s person. The firearm was seized and secured as evidence by the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office.
Scherer was transported to the Guernsey County Jail, where he was booked and held on the Monroe County warrant.
Sheriff Paden commended the deputies for their quick response and use of available law enforcement technology to locate and safely apprehend the wanted individual.
