Henry County sheriff seeks info on vandalized, stolen memorial sign

HENRY COUNTY, Ohio (WTVG) - Authorities in Henry County are working to figure out who is responsible for shooting at and stealing a memorial sign for an airman killed in Iraq.

According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, a citizen found a stolen sign Thursday that honored Lt. Col. Kevin Sonnenberg lying in along County Road 3A. The sheriff’s office took a report of the sign being shot at along State Route 65 on May 19.

“It appears someone had a talk with Jesus and decided to leave the sign undamaged and in a place where it would be easily spotted,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the vandalism and theft to contact the office at 419-592-8010 ext. 9.

According to our media partner the Blade, Lt. Sonnenberg, of McClure, Ohio, was killed in 2007 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom when his F-16 fighter jet crashed near the Balad Air Base in Iraq. The 42-year-old was a pilot with the Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing. He was on a mission to support ground forces. The Blade reported in 2007 that spatial disorientation contributed to the crash.

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