Highland County Sheriff: Woman charged with murder in Lynchburg

On July 18 at approximately 3:59 p.m., a report of a stabbing was received through 911. Highland County Sheriff’s officers, along with the life squad from Eastern Joint Fire District, responded to the 2000 block of Gossett Road in Lynchburg.

Upon arrival, a 61-year-old female resident of Gossett Road was found deceased as a result of injuries. The Highland County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to assist with the crime scene investigation.

As a result of the initial investigation, Rossalin Rose Wass, 41, of Cincinnati was arrested and charged with murder. Wass is being held in the Highland County Justice Center awaiting an arraignment in Hillsboro Municipal Court on the first-degree felony charge. (Editor's note: Wass's address is listed as being in Lynchburg on the Hillsboro Municipal Court site.)

Wass is scheduled to be arraigned July 22 at 8 a.m.

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