on October 1, 2026

Union Manor shooter to be given parole

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

The Ohio Parole Board recently voted to approve the release of Charles Price, who has spent nearly 40 years in prison on murder charges.

Price, who was convicted in 1989 for shooting his estranged wife Paula Pitts to death at the Union Manor nursing home in Marysville, is now set to be released from prison at the age of 88.

However, he will not be relocating locally.

After a 5-2 vote of the full board during a parole hearing on Sept. 15, Price is scheduled to be released to the custody of his daughter, who lives in Georgia, on Dec. 16, 2026. His release is predicated on his fulfillment of several board conditions.

“With the special conditions of five years supervision; very high su…

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