Ohio restaurateur Robert "Bobby" T. George, owner of Townhall in Columbus and multiple dining establishments in Cleveland, turned himself in to authorities this morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest on multiple felony charges, as reported by NBC4i. The charges include attempted murder, rape, four counts of kidnapping, felonious assault, and two counts of strangulation.
George, 43, is the registered agent for Columbus's Townhall and Ethos Capital Partners per Ohio Secretary of State business records. He is associated with an address in Lakewood that corresponds with the one in the court record. Reports detail alleged criminal activity from November 2023 to June 2024. According to The Columbus Dispatch, George had his bond set at $200,000 during today's hearing.
One alleged incident described by court records entails a victim being pinned to the ground, strangled, and having her head slammed against a table, which purportedly resulted in post-concussion syndrome. In another instance, the accused reportedly pointed a gun at a victim and demanded she return to a residence she was trying to leave, as described in a statement obtained by WBNS. The violent acts detailed in the court documents paint a harrowing sequence of alleged abuse and threats to life.
The most grave of the accusations, centers around an event where George allegedly attempted to end the victim's life by shoving a towel down her throat and questioning her faith amid the assault by asking, "You think God is going to help you?" this while she prayed in a closet. In a separate allegation, the same victim claims she was thrown on the ground and raped after exiting the shower, "the residence they shared" turned into a venue of fear and violation, WBNS reports. These charges come just over a year after George offered a $50,000 reward for information relating to a mass shooting in Cleveland’s Warehouse District.
