Ohio man indicted in stabbing after son calls 911

GROVE CITY, Ohio - A central Ohio man was indicted Tuesday on charges he stabbed his ex-wife to death as she picked up their two children, one of which later called 911 at his father's request to report his mother's death.

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said 38-year-old Jeremy Roberts of Grove City, just southwest of Columbus, was charged with one count of murder and one count of aggravated murder in the death of 36-year-old Candice Roberts. He could face life in prison without parole if found guilty.

Authorities said the couple's 13-year-old son called an emergency dispatcher on the morning of June 10 to report the stabbing.

"My dad just killed my mom. He just told me to call you guys," the boy said in a recording of the call. "He just ran out and killed my mom, and she's laying in the grass in front of our apartment."

The boy pleaded for police not to harm his father as the dispatcher called for officers to respond to the scene.

"Please, guys, don't do anything to him in front of me, please," he said. "He has no weapons."

Roberts, who then took the phone and told the dispatcher he didn't intend to harm anyone else, asked if he could kiss his children before he met police at the front door.

He was arrested shortly after officers found his ex-wife dead in a grassy area, covered by a blanket.

Roberts was appointed a public defender, but court records do not list the attorney's name. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.