HURON COUNTY, Ohio — In 2001, a young woman left to go pick up her son, and she never showed up.

Twenty-four years later, officials believe they caught the person responsible.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Huron County Prosecutor James Sitterly announced an indictment Wednesday involving the 2001 cold case.

On Oct. 18, 2001, Regina Rowe Hicks, 25, left her boyfriend's residence to go pick up her son, but she never arrived. Her car, a white Chevrolet Camaro, was found in a pond at Section Line Road 30 in Willard with her body inside.

Officials believe her ex-husband, Paul Hicks, 50 of Sandusky, was responsible. Officials alleged he met Regina at a location on Townline Road 12 in Huron County, Ohio on Oct. 18, 2001. The indictment then alleges that Paul rendered her unconscious, left the meetup point and took her to the pond. He then allegedly put her body into the passenger seat of the car, and then drove the car into the pond. Regina had drowned, the documents state. 

Hicks faces three counts of murder and one count of kidnapping, according to Yost's office. 

The Bureau of Criminal Investigation looked into the case at the request and assistance of the Huron County Sheriff's Office. The case has been under investigation since 2013, the indictment states. The case is being prosecuted by the Huron County Prosecutor's Office with the help of the Special Prosecutions Section of Yost's office. 

According to the Huron County Court of Common Pleas, his arraignment was set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday.