SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, OH – A tense incident following a township meeting on Thursday, June 19, 2025, around 5:00 p.m. EDT, has sparked an investigation by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office. The event, reported at the Scioto Township building, was originally responded to by Commercial Point, but in public’s interests, Chief Jordan requested the Sheriff’s department to take over the investigation.
Deputies met with Commercial Point Officer Howard, who reported that Corey Wasmus, a Scioto Township Zoning Commissioner, township webmaster, and administrator of the Teays Valley Against Overgrowth page, was taken to the hospital after the altercation.
Michael Struckman and Wendy Sizemore provided statements, revealing a long-standing feud between Wasmus and Struckman, marked by mutual civil complaints filed in May over online Facebook statements. Struckman and Sizemore allege Wasmus is trying to block their $30 million development deal and control their land, claiming he told officers, “Regardless, they are not going to stop.” Wasmus, in turn, accuses them of posting damaging false statements online about his business and about corrupt developer influence simply because he is exercising his civic role and publicly speaking about the proposed development.
According to the report, Wasmus was recording a conversation close to Struckman, who then swatted the phone from his hand, causing an injury that led to a medic being called.
After Wasmus was medically cleared and met deputies at 600 Island Rd., they reviewed video evidence. The footage showed Struckman, who is involved in a major development project in Scioto Township that could face annexation into Commercial Point—opposed by Wasmus—knocking the camera away without leaning toward or aggressively approaching Wasmus. The deputy noted the video did not clearly show intentional harm, though Wasmus reported an injury.
“I reviewed the video of the incident from Mr. Wasmus, and I advised him that it did not appear that he knowingly caused physical harm with the action he took. I advised him that I understood he
received an injury from the incident; however, the video that was shown to me did not display an act of knowingly causing physical harm. Mr. Struckman did not lean into Mr. Wasmus or display an aggressive stance toward him. Mr. Struckman was engaged in a conversation, and once he observed the video-recording, he then made the motion to strike the camera away from him and continued with his conversation,” said the report.
Given the conflicting accounts and Wasmus’ injury, the deputy submitted the evidence and report to the prosecutor for review. An Ohio Victims Rights form was completed and signed by Wasmus. The investigation continues as authorities consider potential charges.
