Columbus Field Division
Welcome to the ATF Columbus Field Division. The Columbus Field Division serves the third largest population base of any of the 25 ATF field divisions in the country, encompassing Ohio and Indiana (with the exception of eight Southern Indiana counties). The division office is located in Columbus, Ohio; criminal enforcement field offices and industry operations area offices are located in cities throughout Ohio and Indiana.
Criminal enforcement offices are staffed by special agents and industry operations area offices are staffed by industry operations investigators (IOI), both are supported by administrative personnel. Division resources include ATF explosives detection canines and their special agent handlers; special agent certified fire investigators (CFI), experts in fire investigation and cause and origin; special agent certified explosives specialists; explosives enforcement officers; division counsel; and forensic auditors.
Special agents initiate firearms investigations to combat firearms-related violence, firearms trafficking, armed drug trafficking, and gang violence. Special agents investigate explosives and arson incidents, thefts of explosives, and enforce laws designed to prevent illegal diversion schemes involving alcohol and tobacco products. Strong partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies include state and local officers who are assigned to some ATF field offices’ task force initiatives, which are designed to combat violent crime.
IOIs review the operations and premises of federal firearms and explosives licensees who are regulated by ATF such as dealers, importers, exporters, and manufacturers. This includes enforcement of the Safe Explosives Act of 2002, which mandates a field inspection on all original and renewable applications pertaining to explosives.
We encourage all members of the community to help us in reducing violent crime in their communities. Call ATF at (614) 827-8400 or email us at ColumbusDiv@atf.gov and let us know what we can do for you.
Stephanie Robin
Shoemaker
Division Management Team
- Stephanie
Robin
Shoemaker - Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Brandt A. Schenken
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Glenn Cook
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Marcia Lambert
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- David D. Coulson
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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Hogsett Announces Federal Charges Against Sullivan County Man
February 15, 2013
SULLIVAN — Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today the federal indictment of Mark Dudley, a resident of Sullivan County. Dudley has been charged by a grand jury with illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon, and he now faces up to a decade in prison. More »
Hogsett Announces Final Sentencing in Terre Haute’s Operation Octane
February 5, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS — Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today the sentencing of Chad Noble, age 35, of Terre Haute, after his conviction in a scheme to obtain and distribute large quantities of crystal
methamphetamine in the Terre Haute area. In federal court this morning, Noble was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus–Stinson to life in federal prison, without the option of parole. More »
Dayton Man Receives 13–Year Sentence for Assaulting an Officer, Conspiracy, Drug and Tax Crimes
January 24, 2013
DAYTON — Charles D. Warren, 38, of Dayton was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for crimes including assaulting an officer by running his car into a car driven by a federal task force officer, illegal possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to launder money, illegally structuring financial transactions, and interstate travel in furtherance of a drug conspiracy. More »
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio Filed 176 Firearms Indictments Last Year
January 23, 2013
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio filed 176 illegal firearms indictments last year as part of Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN), U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach announced. More »
Cleveland Man Charged With Being a Felon In Possession of Ammunition
January 16, 2013
A criminal indictment was filed in U.S. District Court today charging a Cleveland man with being a felon in possession of ammunition, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. More »
Criminal Charges Filed Against Toledo Man Found with 18 Firearms, Body Armor, More Than 40,000 Rounds of Ammunition
January 16, 2013
CLEVELAND — A criminal indictment was unsealed today charging Toledo, Ohio resident Richard Schmidt with a variety of crimes related to his possession of 18 firearms, body armor and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition despite a previous conviction for the crime of manslaughter, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office. More »
Hogsett Announces More Results in Local Effort Against Gun Crime
January 14, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS – Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Byron Pierson, age 34, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in federal prison this morning by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Pierson agreed to plead guilty to charges that were brought as part of the U.S. Attorney's Violent Crime Initiative, admitting that he illegally possessed firearms as a convicted felon. More »
Former Chicago Police Officer and Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana for Roles in Racketeering Conspiracy
January 11, 2013
WASHINGTON – A former Chicago police officer and two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced this week in Indiana to serve prison time for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy and other related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana. More »