FBI Cincinnati
Public Affairs Specialist Todd Lindgren
(513) 979-8347
December 12, 2023

FBI Seeks Assistance to Identify Potential Witness

The FBI is looking to identify the individual seen in the attached photographs with a backpack and a dog. On November 8, 2021, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the individual was observed communicating with another person outside of the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse at 345 South High Street in Columbus, Ohio.


An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash appears to show their phone to a person sitting on a bench nearby on November 8, 2021. This person is not a suspect in a criminal investigation, but may have information that could be helpful to investigators. Anyone with information on who the person pictured may be is asked to contact the FBI at 513-979-8333.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash appears to show their phone to a person sitting on a bench nearby on November 8, 2021.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash walks by a tree and a traffic barrel on November 8, 2021. This person is not a suspect in a criminal investigation, but may have information that could be helpful to investigators. Anyone with information on who the person pictured may be is asked to contact the FBI at 513-979-8333.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash walks by a tree and a traffic barrel on November 8, 2021.


The individual in question appears to be wearing a backpack and was also with a small dog on a leash. This person is not a suspect in a criminal investigation, but may have information that could be helpful to investigators.

Anyone with information on who the person pictured may be is asked to contact the FBI at 513-979-8333.


An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash stands by the street and a traffic barrel on November 8, 2021. This person is not a suspect in a criminal investigation, but may have information that could be helpful to investigators. Anyone with information on who the person pictured may be is asked to contact the FBI at 513-979-8333.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash stands by the street and a traffic barrel on November 8, 2021.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash stands near the street and a tree with another person sitting nearby on November 8, 2021. This person is not a suspect in a criminal investigation, but may have information that could be helpful to investigators. Anyone with information on who the person pictured may be is asked to contact the FBI at 513-979-8333.

An unidentified person with a backpack and dog on a leash stands near the street and a tree with another person sitting nearby on November 8, 2021.