Olivia Clendenin, a 28-year-old Ohio woman from Franklin, was convicted last Friday by a Warren County jury of attempted murder and related charges stemming from a drive-by shooting at a New Year’s Eve party near Springboro on January 1, 2024.
Incident Details
Clendenin attended the party at her boyfriend’s home on Dearth Road in Clearcreek Township, where her estranged husband was also present. Upset upon seeing them together, she left angrily around 5 a.m., then returned in her mother’s 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driving through the front yard and firing shots at the house. A 29-year-old man, uninvolved in any dispute and standing on the porch, was shot in the abdomen, suffering serious harm; prosecutors noted she was likely intoxicated.
Arrest and Charges
After fleeing, Clendenin crashed the Jeep into a guardrail and utility pole on McLean Road in Franklin Township. Clearcreek police arrested her at the scene; she initially pleaded not guilty to four felonies: attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and improper discharge of a firearm into a habitation (plus lesser charges like OVI and weapons while intoxicated). Released on $200,000 bail, she remained on electronic home detention with a no-contact order for witnesses.
Court Outcome
The jury found her guilty on all major counts after trial. No sentencing date is listed yet in records, with a pretrial hearing previously set for March 2024 (pre-conviction). This case echoes jealousy-driven attacks, like the prior McKee murders, underscoring risks of impaired, impulsive violence at social gatherings.
