19-Year-Old Facing First-Degree Felony Rape Charge in Mercer County

CELINA, OHIO — A 19-year-old man is being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility on a first-degree felony rape charge involving a child under the age of 13.

According to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office inmate records, Carter Macy Sickels, 19, was booked into the jail on Monday, November 2, 2026, by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.

Jail records list one count of rape involving a victim under 13 years of age, classified as a first-degree felony under Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.02(A)(1)(b).

Sickels is currently listed as being held without bond, with the case awaiting a court hearing.

Additional details surrounding the allegations were not available in the jail record.

The case remains pending, and Sickels is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.