A Worthington girlfriend/boyfriend couple is accused of stealing hundreds of items from a rural Worthington property including antiques, curios and collectibles that were found in their home after they were evicted. He’s wanted on five different warrants for his arrest, she’s wanted on one and their whereabouts are unknown.

Ethan Hoadley, mug shot from December 2020. A mug shot for Molly Porter is not available.

Ethan G. Hoadley, 28, Worthington, is wanted on five warrants for his arrest. Two of the warrants were issued out of Monroe County. The other three were issued in Greene County.

Molly Porter, 20, Worthington, is wanted on one warrant for her arrest issued in Greene County. In another Greene County case, a summons was issued ordering her to appear in court in May on a misdemeanor charge.

Worthington Town Marshal Jim O’Malley is the lead investigator in the latest case filed against the two involving felony theft.

Back on March 10, the owner and landlord of a residence on North Myra Street in Worthington contacted the Worthington Police Department. He said he’d been renting the house to Molly Porter. Her boyfriend, Ethan Hoadley, had also been living there. The owner said he evicted Porter for unpaid rent and when he took possession of the house, he discovered several hundred items stacked and arranged throughout the house.

When Marshal O’Malley and WPD Officer Heather Wood arrived and entered the house with the owner, they reported the items included collectibles, glassware, antiques, curios and other items plus a checkbook in another individual’s name.

During the course of the investigation, reports of thefts in the area were reviewed and it was discovered that another complaint was investigated by the Greene County Sheriff’s Department that same month when a caller reported trespassers at a property on North County Road 475 West in the Worthington area. GCSD Deputy Jordan Allor responded and when he got there, Ethan Hoadley and Molly Porter were on the property. They were later charged with criminal trespassing.

But the name on the checks in the checkbook found at the house in Worthington was the name of the spouse of the owner of the property on N CR 475 W where Hoadley and Porter had been trespassing.

When the property owner viewed photos of the items that were found in the house in Worthington, he was able to identify many items that had been in his house or barn out in the country.

Hoadley and Porter obviously no longer reside at the house in Worthington. When Marshal O’Malley talked to a family member of Porter, he said Porter was traveling with Hoadley and they were planning to leave the state.

After unsuccessful attempts to contact or locate Hoadley or Porter, a criminal case was filed against both in Greene Superior Court on April 9 in connection with the theft of the items from the house on the county road. Warrants were issued for their arrest on a preliminary charge of theft where value of property is between $750 and $50,000. Both are Level 6 felonies.

After the earlier incident of trespassing, criminal cases were filed against both Hoadley and Porter on March 5 and they were summoned to appear in court. Hoadley was supposed to be in court for his initial hearing this week, on April 19, but he was a no-show and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Porter’s initial hearing is set for May 20.

In Hoadley’s third case in Greene County with a warrant, he was charged with possession of marijuana with a prior drug offense conviction, a Level 6 felony. This occurred last December. He appeared in court for his initial hearing but prosecutors have since filed a petition to revoke his bond resulting in yet another warrant for Hoadley’s arrest.

In Monroe County, two warrants are out for the arrest of Hoadley. In one case, he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration equivalent to .08 or more, a Class C misdemeanor. This incident occurred in 2019. A change of plea hearing was scheduled for March 30, 2021, but he failed to appear and the warrant was issued.

In the other Monroe County case, he was charged with resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resists, a Class A misdemeanor, disorderly conduct – fighting or tumultuous conduct, a Class B misdemeanor, criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor. This incident occurred in April 2020. A change of plea hearing was set in this case for the same day as the one above, March 30, but he failed to appear and a warrant was issued.

The whereabouts of Hoadley and Porter are unknown. If anyone has any information about their location or activities, contact the Worthington Police Department by calling dispatch at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, 812-384-4411.