MIAMI COUNTY — Convicted killer Caleb Flynn was back in a courtroom Thursday afternoon, but not for his sentencing.
Tuesday, jurors called Flynn a killer and convicted him of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence.
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News Center 7’s John Bedell was there when he learned what he must do if he ever gets out of prison.
Those orders have to do with Ohio’s Violent Offender Registry.
We have seen judges tell convicted felons about it countless times and it’s usually done during a sentencing hearing, but today the judge chose to make it the topic of its own hearing.
In court, there were no more suits and ties like those we have seen from Caleb Flynn during trial.
Now that he’s a convicted killer, he appeared in an orange jail jumpsuit with his hands and feet visibly shackled.
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In a hearing that lasted less than six minutes, Judge Jeannine Pratt told Flynn that since he was convicted on all nine counts against him, including aggravated murder, in connection with his wife Ashley’s murder, if he ever gets out of prison, Flynn will have to register on the state’s Violent Offender Registry.
“You must enroll in the violent offender database for a period of 10 years,” Judge Pratt said. “As a qualifying offender, you must provide information to the sheriff of the county of residence that you will be maintain at the time of enrollment. You must enroll annually, and you must notify the sheriff of any change of address within three days.”
The judge said prosecutors could file to extend the registry requirement once a year for a decade and that Flynn’s lawyers could also file an argument with the court that he should not have to register.
The motion from the defense would have to be filed before or at sentencing on Monday, and the judge would decide.
We saw Flynn get emotional and start to cry once during the hearing.
It was when the judge asked him to verify that he had signed paperwork letting him know about the Violent Offender Registry requirements after his conviction.
“I’m going to show you the second page,” she said. “Is that your signature there on the top right?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Flynn said.
Flynn’s lawyers have already said they plan to appeal.
Miami County Prosecutor Paul Watkins told us, “No comment,” when Bedell asked him about the appeal on Thursday.
Flynn faces up to life in prison with no chance at parole at sentencing.
News Center 7 will stream the sentencing on Monday at 3 p.m.
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