Share and Follow
An Ohio woman has been convicted of attempted murder after a violent incident at a New Year’s party in 2025, where her estranged husband and boyfriend were both present. The prosecutors detailed the events leading to the conviction of 29-year-old Olivia Clendenin from Franklin.
The situation unfolded when Clendenin discovered that her husband and boyfriend had found out about each other and were conversing at the party. Tensions escalated as both men learned earlier that evening about their respective relationships with her.
Despite Clendenin’s attempts to persuade her husband to leave the gathering, the situation took a dangerous turn. She left the party and armed herself with a .40-caliber handgun. Returning to a residence in Clearcreek Township, she fired eight shots, according to prosecutors.
During the shooting, a man who was seated on the porch was hit in the abdomen. Prosecutors reported that he was not involved in the personal dispute and narrowly escaped death.
Clendenin’s actions on that fateful night have now led to her conviction, as the court found her guilty of attempted murder. This case serves as a stark reminder of how volatile personal relationships can sometimes spiral into violence.
“The victim had simply been invited to a New Year’s Eve party and found himself in the middle of Clendenin’s barrage of gunfire,” Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell said in a press release.
“Clendenin may have started 2025 as a free person but will spend the rest of 2026 and, at a minimum, the decade thereafter incarcerated for attempting to murder at least one of her romantic interests — albeit striking and almost killing an innocent victim,” Fornshell added.
A mugshot of Olivia Clendenin from January 2025. (Warren County Jail)
A Warren County jury convicted Clendenin of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault and illegal discharge of a firearm at or into a habitation, along with accompanying firearm specifications.
Clendenin will be sentenced after a pre-sentence investigation is completed, prosecutors said.