Man Charged In Connection With Disappearance Of Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter
Posted on Sun Aug 23rd, 2015 10:59am PDT By X17 Staff
Images courtesy of Ocean County Prosecutor's Office (left) and Rosie O'Donnell (right)
Steven M. Sheerer, 25, has been hit with two third degree charges in relation to the disappearance Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter Chelsea.
On August 18 O'Donnell revealed that Chelsea and her therapy dog Bear had been missing for approximately a week, adding that authorities in Nyack, New York had been searching for the teen since the previous Sunday. Later that day Chelsea was located by police and Rosie confirmed that her daughter was safe. According to Barnegat Police, Chelsea met Sheerer on Tinder, and she was found with him in a house in Barnegat, New Jersey.
Patch reports that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Sheerer with endangering the welfare of a child and the distribution of obscenity. If convicted of both charges, he faces over five years in jail. Spokesman Al Della Fave added that the arrest stemmed from an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit (HTCU), and the Barnegat and Long Beach Township police departments. Sheerer has a prior heroin conviction on his record.
Sheerer's bail has been set at $40,000 cash, and he is currently being held at the Ocean County Jail.
Steven M. Sheerer, 25, has been hit with two third degree charges in relation to the disappearance Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter Chelsea.
On August 18 O'Donnell revealed that Chelsea and her therapy dog Bear had been missing for approximately a week, adding that authorities in Nyack, New York had been searching for the teen since the previous Sunday. Later that day Chelsea was located by police and Rosie confirmed that her daughter was safe. According to Barnegat Police, Chelsea met Sheerer on Tinder, and she was found with him in a house in Barnegat, New Jersey.
Patch reports that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Sheerer with endangering the welfare of a child and the distribution of obscenity. If convicted of both charges, he faces over five years in jail. Spokesman Al Della Fave added that the arrest stemmed from an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit (HTCU), and the Barnegat and Long Beach Township police departments. Sheerer has a prior heroin conviction on his record.
Sheerer's bail has been set at $40,000 cash, and he is currently being held at the Ocean County Jail.