The person at the center of this case
Male victim of hate crime assault (identity not publicly disclosed)
Violent Crime · Open - Fugitive at Large
6 years waiting · since 2019
IZMIR ALI KOCH
Justice for Male victim of hate crime assault (identity not publicly disclosed) — 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 #1Koch has ties to Huber Heights, Dayton, Ohio, Holmsk and Rostov in Russia, and frequently travels to Istanbul, Turkey—where might he be hiding?
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suspect
Lead #2What triggered Koch's decision to flee rather than surrender, and does he have support network facilitating his fugitive status?
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clue
Lead #3Any recent sightings or communications in Russia or Turkey could establish his current whereabouts
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. Koch failed to surrender for his prison sentence as ordered by the court in August 2019, prompting a federal arrest warrant. He remains a fugitive with known ties to Ohio, Russia, and Turkey, and a $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to his capture.
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United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division; FBI
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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 occurs
Izmir Ali Koch beats a man he believed to be Jewish outside a Cincinnati restaurant
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2019-07-09
Sentencing
Koch sentenced for one count each of 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 fails to report to West Virginia prison facility as ordered by court
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2019-09-04
Federal arrest warrant issued
Warrant filed for failure to surrender for service of sentence in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Case Information
Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
Up to $5,000 Reward
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Case Information
Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
Up to $5,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case