Man Indicted for Burglary and Sexual Imposition as Police Probe Response Delay

Isaac Bamba faces felony charges of burglary and gross sexual imposition after a Franklin County grand jury indicted him following a late-August incident in Columbus, Ohio. abc6onyourside.com reported that Bamba targeted two women at a Clintonville apartment complex on Aug. 26, including a disabled single mother and cancer survivor who contacted investigators the same day.

Grand Jury Indicts Isaac Bamba on Felony Charges in Clintonville

The indictment stems from a series of encounters at a Clintonville apartment building where Bamba also resided at the time, according to local police records. The disabled single mother told investigators that Bamba approached her door, stated that he wanted to love on her, and subsequently attempted to force his way inside before groping her. Police records show that Bamba also jumped into another woman’s vehicle on the morning of Aug. 26. Prior to the reported encounters, abc6onyourside.com obtained 911 audio of Bamba calling emergency dispatchers himself while sounding incoherent and agitated, at one point directing obscene and threatening language at an unidentified individual.

Columbus Police Department Investigates Nearly Two-Hour Response Delay

Columbus Department of Public Safety officials acknowledged that police officers were available to respond when the victim’s call was upgraded to a Priority 2 emergency run. However, officers were not dispatched until after the morning shift change, creating a delay of nearly two hours before law enforcement arrived at the apartment complex. The city has launched an investigation to determine why officers were not dispatched sooner, though public safety officials have not yet released additional details regarding that ongoing review.

OhioHealth Places Surgical Technician on Leave

During court proceedings, Bamba’s defense attorney informed a judge that Bamba was employed as a surgical technician at OhioHealth and had suffered a mental-health episode. The attorney stated that Bamba checked himself into a behavioral-health facility for a three-day stay following the Aug. 26 incidents. OhioHealth confirmed to reporters that Bamba was placed on leave from his position. According to court records, Bamba has since moved out of the Clintonville apartment complex where the encounters occurred.

City officials have not yet disclosed when the internal review regarding the police response delay will conclude, or whether any disciplinary actions will be taken against personnel involved in the dispatch failure.