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OSU Mansfield Student, Kidnapping Suspect Found Dead
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A woman and the man accused of abducting her from the Ohio State University Mansfield campus were found dead in Kentucky, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A press release from patrol said Skylar Williams, 20, of Mansfield, was reportedly abducted at gunpoint on Monday from the OSU campus by a suspect later identified… Read More
Ohio University Names Interim LGBT Center Director
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Editor’s Note: delfin bautista uses the pronoun they/their and does not capitalize their name. ATHENS — Ohio University has named Tyrone Carr as interim director of the LGBT Center, just shy of a week after removing delfin baustista as director. “I have dedicated my life’s work to promoting a positive culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice and ensures… Read More
Ohio University Removes LGBT Center Director
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update: WOUB News has learned that early in the fall semester of 2018 delfin bautista (who uses they/them pronouns and doesn’t capitalize their name) expressed concerns to Ohio University’s Human Resources department that their supervisor, Dr. Gigi Secuban, was creating an hostile work environment. bautista says the Office of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance (ECRC)… Read More
OU Student Charged With Rape
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ATHENS — An Ohio University student is charged with rape and abduction after holding a woman down in his car at the Athens parking garage. Mohammed Al Mashrafi Nasser, 23, of Home Street, was taken into custody by Athens police officers on Wednesday evening. Nasser had an initial appearance in Athens County Municipal Court on… Read More
House Fire: Electricity Found To Be Cause
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ATHENS — A fire that killed multiple pets at a family home Wednesday was found to be electrical in nature, according to Athens Fire Chief Robert Rymer. Fire crews from Athens and The Plains fought the fire for about three hours yesterday at a home on North Lancaster Street, near the Dairy Queen. Rymer said… Read More
Athens Co. Grand Jury Could See West Washington Shooting Suspects
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ATHENS — An Athens County grand jury set to meet on Wednesday could be presented with the cases of five people connected to the death of a man in a shooting on West Washington Street. Michael Allen Russell, 18, and Bernard Mitchell, 23, are both facing involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of… Read More
Jury Selection Nearly Complete In Charlottesville Trial
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jury selection is nearly complete in the trial of an Ohio man accused of killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr. is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes for allegedly driving his car into a crowd of counterdemonstrators in Charlottesville on Aug. 12,… Read More
Former Coolville Mayor Indicted On Theft Charges
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ATHENS — A former mayor of Coolville was indicted by an Athens County grand jury on allegations she stole from the village. Teresa D. Holsinger, 47, of Coolville, is charged with theft in office and tampering with records, both felony offenses. The charges were announced in a press release from the Athens County Prosecuting Attorney’s… Read More
Ohio University Issues Cease And Desist To Fraternity After Death
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ATHENS — Ohio University has issued an administrative directive “as an abundance of caution” ordering a fraternity to cease all organizational activities after the death of one of its pledges. Collin Wiant, 18, of Dublin, was found unresponsive Monday morning at an off-campus apartment which is “allegedly an unofficial annex of the Sigma Pi Epsilon… Read More
Former OU Trustee’s Son Charged In His Death
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities in Ohio say an ex-doctor awaiting sentencing for running a pill mill was fatally shot by his then-19-year-old son, who initially reported it as a home invasion and is now charged in the slaying. Jonah Lake, of Westerville, was indicted Wednesday on charges including aggravated murder and evidence-tampering in the… Read More
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