The person at the center of this case
Male victim of hate crime assault (believed to be Jewish)
Violent Crime · Open - Federal Fugitive
6 years waiting · since 2019
IZMIR ALI KOCH
Justice for Male victim of hate crime assault (believed to be Jewish) — the trail went cold in 2019, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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location
Lead #1Why did Koch fail to surrender and where did he flee? His ties to Russia and Turkey suggest possible international flight.
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suspect
Lead #2What are his current activities and associates in Russia or Turkey that may be harboring him?
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contact
Lead #3Has Koch maintained contact with anyone in the United States or abroad since his disappearance in August 2019?
Izmir Ali Koch was sentenced in July 2019 for a hate crime assault on a man he believed to be Jewish outside a Cincinnati restaurant in February 2017, but failed to surrender to federal prison as ordered in August 2019. Koch has evaded capture for years and is believed to have fled the United States, with known ties to Russia and Turkey. Anyone with information about his current whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI, as he remains a federal fugitive with an active arrest warrant.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division
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evidence
Lead #4What financial or travel records exist that could trace his movements after his failure to surrender?
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Source Narrative
Failure to Surrender for Service of Sentence as Ordered by the Court Caution: On July 9, 2019, Izmir Ali Koch was sentenced for one count each of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, and making false statements in the beating of a man he believed to be Jewish outside of a Cincinnati, Ohio, restaurant in February of 2017. Koch was ordered by the court to self-surrender at a prison in West Virginia on August 16, 2019, but failed to do so.
Subsequently, an indictment was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Cincinnati, Ohio, for failure to surrender for service of sentence as ordered by the court, and a federal arrest warrant was issued on September 4, 2019. Remarks: Koch has previously resided in Huber Heights and Dayton, Ohio, as well as Holmsk, Krasnadar, Russia.
He has ties to Rostov, Russia, and frequently travels to Istanbul, Turkey.
Timeline of Events
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2017-02-01
Hate crime assault
Izmir Ali Koch assaulted a man he believed to be Jewish outside a Cincinnati restaurant
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2019-07-09
Sentencing
Koch sentenced for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act and making false statements
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2019-08-16
Failure to surrender
Koch failed to self-surrender at West Virginia federal prison as ordered by court
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2019-09-04
Federal arrest warrant issued
Warrant issued for failure to surrender for service of sentence in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:May 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:May 10, 2026
Up to $5,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case