MEDIA RELEASE, October 29, 2026__On the afternoon of Friday, October 23, 2026, the Kenton Police Department responded to a report of a missing person within the city of Kenton. Seth Rigdon, a 32-year-old male from Kenton, Ohio, was reported missing by a family member after reportedly not being seen for several days.

An investigation was immediately initiated, leading detectives from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and the Kenton Police Department to the city of Marion, Ohio. Working closely with detectives from the Marion Police Department, the investigation resulted in the arrest of two males: Antonio Lennelle Smith of Columbus, Ohio, and James Eugene Roton Jr. of Marion, Ohio.

As the investigation continued into the early morning hours of Thursday, October 29, detectives were led to a rural area located in the 21000 block of County Road 230 in Hardin County. In that area, detectives located the body of the missing person, 32-year-old Seth Rigdon.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office secured the area, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was requested to assist in the investigation. Both suspects in this case are currently being held at Marion Multi County Jail pending charges. 

Agencies that assisted in this matter were the Hardin County Prosecutor’s Office, the Hardin County Engineer’s Office and the Hardin Coroner’s Office. 

The case remains under active investigation. No further details are being released at this time.

Keith A Everhart, Hardin County Sheriff
Dennis Musser, Kenton Chief of Police