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Former Athens High School Teacher Begins Prison Sentence
By: Susan Tebben - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The former Athens High School social studies teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual battery against a student reported to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail to begin his prison sentence. Isaac J. Thomas, 35, is currently housed in the Correctional Reception Center for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation, where new inmates are processed after entering the… Read More
Man Allegedly Sold 100 LSD Doses to Confidential Informant
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An Athens man was arrested Friday after he allegedly sold drugs, including 100 doses of suspected LSD, to a confidential informant for the Athens Major Crimes Unit. Benjamin P. Finkel, 21, was charged with trafficking in LSD, trafficking in marijuana and possession of LSD, all felonies of varying degrees, according to a news release by… Read More
Fire Department to Provide Smoke Detectors
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The Athens Fire Department is trained to respond to all sorts of fires, but now they are part of a new attempt to prevent fires from claiming lives. Starting Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the fire department will provide up to two smoke detectors per household to anyone who needs them. They are… Read More
OUPD Officer Allegedly Assaulted
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An Ohio University Police Department officer was injured while attempting to arrest an allegedly disorderly Athens man. Camden R. Pierce, 20, of 12 N. McKinley Ave., was being arrested Monday for alleged disorderly conduct when he allegedly assaulted Officer John Stabler. The incident allegedly occurred at Pickering Hall on the OU campus, according to a… Read More
Man Dies In Thursday Morning Crash In York Twp.
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A 70-year-old male is dead after a one-vehicle crash on Thursday morning in York Twp. The man was the only occupant of a black SUV that collided with a tree on Elm Rock Road in Nelsonville, across from the York Twp. Volunteer Fire Department. There were no witnesses to the crash, but residents of the… Read More
Homecoming Sexual Assault Leads to Five-Year Prison Sentence
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A Michigan man that was charged in a sexual assault that happened during Ohio University’s 2013 Homecoming has pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court and been sentenced to five years in prison. Dedrick D. Peterson, 31, of Ann Arbor, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery on Friday. Peterson was indicted on… Read More
Sexual Assault Reported to Athens Co. Sheriff’s Office
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A female alleged that she had been sexually assault after a date two weeks ago, according to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office. The office is seeking more information about the man accused in the incident. The woman said the alleged sexual assault happened about two weeks ago, after the two had gone to the Athena… Read More
Man Named in Kelly Bill of Particulars One of Few Not Subpoenaed
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With the criminal trial of Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly less than a week away from starting — and with more than 60 subpoenas issued for witnesses — there are still some seemingly connected with the case who have not been subpoenaed. Kelly has been charged in Athens County Common Pleas Court with 25 counts,… Read More
Final Fridays Stay Hot And Cold
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The combination of hot and cold features will be back for this month’s Final Friday in the Nelsonville square. The “Fire and Ice Festival” was so popular last year that organizers decided to bring back the theme this year. To open the 2015 event, which happens the last Friday of every month except December, work… Read More
Fire Destroys Albany Home
By: Sara Brumfield - Athens Messenger staff reporter, Susan Tebben - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A fire claimed the home and Christmas presents of an Albany family, along with the life of the two dogs that alerted them to the fire. The fire broke out at 5904 State St. in Albany early Thursday morning. Four Albany Fire Department trucks with 12 firefighters responded to the rental home at 3:23 a.m.,… Read More
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