The person at the center of this case
Male victim of hate crime assault (believed to be Jewish)
Violent Crime · Open
7 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 #1Koch has ties to Rostov and Holmsk in Russia and frequently travels to Istanbul, Turkey—where is he currently hiding?
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suspect
Lead #2What motivated Koch to flee rather than serve his sentence, and does he have support network in Russia or Turkey?
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contact
Lead #3Anyone with information about Koch's current location or activities should contact the FBI immediately.
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 prison as ordered in August 2019. Koch has evaded federal custody for over six years and is believed to have fled to Russia or Turkey, where he maintains known ties and frequently travels. The FBI seeks information on his whereabouts to ensure he serves his sentence for this violent hate crime.
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#909
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division
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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 beat 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
Failed to surrender
Koch failed to self-surrender at a prison in West Virginia as ordered by the court
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2019-09-04
Federal arrest warrant issued
Warrant issued for failure to surrender for service of sentence
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Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:October 31, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:February 1, 2017
Last Updated:October 31, 2026
Up to $5,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case