Mickey Green appears in court in Steven Andrews murder case

Mickey Green appeared in court again for the alleged murder of Steven Andrews, who was shot across a roadway April 5 and remained on life support until April 20, when he died.

Green is facing two murder charges listed as unspecified felonies. These are felonies with specifications that make them more serious than first-degree charges. He is also charged with one count of firing a weapon over a public roadway, a first-degree felony; one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony; and one count of having a weapon under disability, a third-degree felony.

Counts one through three carry fines of up to $25,000 each and three to 11 years in prison, with an additional indefinite sentence of up to half the stated term. The added specifications can include a possible six years on top of the maximum penalty. The maximum possible sentence for Green is 47 to 52 years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Green appeared via video call from the Monroe County Jail. His attorney, Charles Amato, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Kara Keating were present for the hearing before Judge Shawn Hervey.

Hervey said the parties had met in chambers before the hearing to discuss pending administrative matters.

“I filed a notice of intent to assert a defense of self-defense,” Amato told the court. “There’s also an addition of, I believe Sept. 23, one of the Attorney General assistants, Jessica Griffith, had given us a 3D crime scene scan and a way to access that. We cannot access that. I would ask if Ms. Keating could give us a disc of it or a stick drive it. We’ve tried and haven’t seen anything of it.”

Amato also said that Green being housed in Monroe has been an unnecessary burden to both him and Green’s family. He asked if the court would allow Green to be transferred to the Jefferson County Justice Center.

Hervey addressed Green directly, summarizing the proceedings. “Amato indicated that he would like to try to get you moved to Jefferson County. I’m not going to say that’s going to happen, the sheriff is in charge of where you’re housed. I can ask the sheriff about it but it’s my understanding that the goal is to have prisoners out of Monroe County and back to Harrison County within the month. So I’m doubtful that will happen but I’m hopeful we’ll have prisoners in our own county soon.”

The judge said both parties need time to work on an offer of resolution and to review the details of the case. “That’s the path we’re on,” Hervey said. “I think it’s going to take us a little longer to come to a conclusion but I think we’re working toward making a decision in the case.”