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Columbus Man Sentenced To Four Years For Weapons Crimes
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A Columbus man has been given the maximum sentence for two weapons charges stemming from a high-speed chase in May. Christopher J. Morris, 21, will serve four years in prison on charges of having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, a fifth-degree felony. He was found guilty… Read More
Circleville Women Arrested In SWAT Drug Raid
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Two Circleville women were arrested following a SWAT raid on a South Washington Street home Friday afternoon. Rebekah L. Evans, 31, and Jacqueline N. Groves, 23, were both taken to jail around 2:30 p.m. on drug-related charges. The Circleville SWAT team, with the assistance of the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. 23 Major Crimes… Read More
Sheriff’s Office Adds Special Response Team
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The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office has a new special response team to handle high-risk situations in the county. Sheriff Robert Radcliff said the eight-man team is comprised of mostly road patrol deputies who have completed SWAT training in preparation for responding to active shooters, hostage rescues and search warrants. “We’ve had two or three hostage… Read More
Circleville Plant Adds 50 More Jobs
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The future is looking brighter for the Circleville lamp plant as GE Lighting announced Thursday that it will be adding 50 local jobs to help meet growing demand for its energy-efficient bulbs. The Circleville plant is one of three that will start producing GE Energy-Efficient Soft White bulbs as part of an agreement between GE… Read More
Mother Arrested After Driving Drunk With Baby On Lap
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A Circleville mother was arrested for child endangering Monday after allegedly driving drunk with her baby on her lap, according to the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 caller reported a woman driving with a small child on her lap on Pontious Lane toward Lancaster Pike around 8:12 p.m., according to Circleville Police. Deputy Stacey… Read More
$4,000 Worth Of Pills Found During Traffic Stop
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A minor traffic violation resulted in a major drug bust Thursday afternoon on U.S. 23 at Huston Road. Deputy Erick Eberhard said he stopped Rhonda S. Freeman, 54, of Cleveland, for a stop sign violation at 4:46 p.m., but immediately noticed she was acting nervous. “She couldn’t say where she was going,” he said. “She… Read More
Jury Convicts McArthur Woman For Gas Station Robberies
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A McArthur woman was found guilty for her involvement in three gas stations robberies last summer following a two-day trial in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court last week. Brittany N. Collins, 23, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of theft, one count of grand theft, one count of complicity to… Read More
Juvenile Pleads To Misdemeanor In Beating Death Riot
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The boy accused of striking Brittany Jeffers during the March riot that took her life pleaded to a misdemeanor rioting charge Monday in Pickaway County Juvenile Court. Prosecutor Matt Tootle told Judge Jan Michael Long that he had enough evidence to prove Brandon Bolin, 17, committed his original charge of aggravated rioting, but he offered… Read More
Two Arrested In Church Parking Lot With Meth Ingredients
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Two men were arrested for possessing meth ingredients after the pastor of Outreach Ministries reported a suspicious vehicle in the church parking lot. Tony D. Smith, 48, of Williamsport, and Timothy M. Murray, 24, of Somerset, were both charged with illegal assembly of possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a third-degree felony. Pickaway… Read More
New Proposed Liquid Natural Gas Pipeline Proposed In Pickaway County
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A new natural gas liquids pipeline is likely to be constructed through Pickaway County next year. The proposed Bluegrass Pipeline will run 1,100 miles along existing corridors from the Marcellus and Utica shale region to the Gulf Coast, according to its developers Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LLC. Locally, it will enter through the northeast… Read More
Circleville Man Gets Three Years For Sex With Minor
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A 25-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for pleading guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court. Joseph W. Crawford II, of Circleville, was given the maximum sentence for the third-degree felony and must register as a Tier I sex offender for 15 years. Assistant… Read More
Sawed-Off Shotgun Thrown From Fleeing Car
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Three men are in custody after leading Pickaway County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase from the South Bloomfield area to Columbus on Thursday evening. Ronald E. Nigh, Jr., 35, of Columbus; Tyvis G. Priah, 21, of Cleveland; and Christopher J. Morris, 21, of Columbus, face charges of fleeing and eluding, having weapons under disability and… Read More
Voters Dissolve Village In Pickaway County
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What started as a petition 17 months ago ended Tuesday with a majority vote to dissolve the village of Orient. Only 68 of 165 registered voters went to the polls to decide the fate of the village, which has been incorporated since 1953, with 38 of them voting for the dissolution and 30 voting against… Read More