COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge set a $250,000 bond for a man suspected of striking and killing a 4-year-old boy while driving a stolen Kia in the Franklinton area on Saturday night.
Columbus police said officers attempted to pull over a stolen Kia, driven by 24-year-old Tyrell Shute, on Greenfield Drive near the Southpark Apartments.
Court records state that Shute fled the traffic stop and drove recklessly through the complex.
Shute reportedly drove over the curb at the north end of a parking lot and onto a grassy area in the 700 block of Canonby Place. Columbus police told 10TV that a woman was outside with her 4-year-old boy when the Kia struck her child.
Police said Shute left the vehicle and ran from the scene before officers arrived. He was taken into custody the next day.
Shute was charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter. He was arraigned on the charge in Franklin County Municipal Court on Monday.
Prosecutors requested that Shute be held on a $1 million bond; the judge set a $250,000 bond.
Prosecutors say Shute could be facing additional charges related to the incident.
Shute was previously arrested in May 2017 and he pleaded guilty to improper handling of a firearm.
He is also a registered sex offender. According to the Crawford County prosecutor, in 2020 Shute was sentenced to 18 months in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Shute was 22 at the time.
Shute served two months of that sentence, then was given a judicial release. He was also charged with failure to register as a sex offender in Crawford County.
Shute's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 2.