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4 Toledo City Council Members In Custody Amid Bribery Probe
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four Toledo City Council members and a private attorney took part in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and/or accepting cash and other things of value from business owners in exchange for favorable votes on issues before the council. Tyrone Riley, Yvonne Harper, Larry Sykes, and… Read More
Fifteen Arrested After Multi-County Methamphetamine Bust
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) — Fifteen people have been indicted in Fairfield, Hocking, and Pickaway counties after a multi-county drug trafficking operation. The Fairfield-Athens-Logan-Circleville Major Crimes Unit announced Friday that “Operation Krystal Ball” broke up an organization that distributed more than 62 and a half pounds of methamphetamine across Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, and Franklin counties. The… Read More
Report Recommends Lowering Ohio Parole Officers’ Caseload
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A new report is recommending that Ohio lower the caseload of the officers who monitor inmates after release. The report released Monday says the current caseload is one parole officer for every 76 inmates. It also says that should be reduced to one officer for every 50 inmates in general and… Read More
Governor to Announce Changes to Paroled Inmate Monitoring
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is announcing changes to the way Ohio monitors inmates who have been released from prison but are still being monitored by the state. The governor ordered a review of the state parole system following the alleged involvement of a recently released offender in a crash that killed… Read More
Ohio State Reaches Settlements with Half of Richard Strauss Accusers
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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Ohio State University announced that it’s reached a monetary settlement with some of the men who have alleged sexual abuse by longtime doctor Richard Strauss. Officials said in press release Friday that the school has settled with plaintiffs in 11 of the 18 lawsuits, which accuse the school of knowing about and ignoring decades of abuse by… Read More
Marietta Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Pain Pills
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal jury has convicted an Ohio doctor accused of illegally distributing medication including pain pills. The government had charged Dr. Roger Anderson of Marietta with providing opioids such as oxycodone and hydrocodone to patients using pre-signed prescriptions and without examining the patients himself. Federal prosecutors also said the 65-year-old Anderson… Read More
West Virginia Univ. President Responds after 2 Shootings
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University’s president is emphasizing a commitment to safety after two recent shootings near the Morgantown campus, one of them involving a fatality. Gordon Gee released a letter to the community on Sunday. Two people were charged with first-degree murder after Friday’s shooting at a student housing apartment complex. Neither… Read More
W.Va. State Senator has Trial set on Prostitution Charge
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney is set to go on trial in April on charges that he solicited a prostitute. A Marshall County court clerk said the Republican lawmaker had his jury trial scheduled for April 14 following a brief pretrial hearing Friday. Police say Maroney exchanged text messages to… Read More
Three Convicted in 2018 Death of Ohio University Student
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ATHENS, Ohio — Three of the men indicted in relation to the 2018 hazing-related death of an Ohio University student were convicted on some of the charges against them, according to the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office. Dominic Figliola, 21, of Athens, was found guilty Tuesday of misdemeanor hazing and sentenced to one year of probation…. Read More
New Group to Serve Crime Victims who have Disabilities
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Columbus Dispatch via AP) — A new organization has formed to serve Ohio adults with disabilities who are victims of crime or witnesses of abuse, maltreatment or neglect. Katherine Yoder is executive director of Adult Advocacy Centers. She says prosecution rates are dismal when it comes to crime victims who have a… Read More
Ohio State Football Players Arrested for Rape, Kidnapping
By: Steve Brown | WOSU
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Two Ohio State University football players are jailed on kidnapping and rape charges for an alleged assault last week. Senior defensive back Amir Riep and redshirt senior linebacker/safety Jahsen Wint were booked into the Franklin County Jail early Wednesday morning. According to an affidavit filed by Columbus Police with the Franklin County Municipal Court, Riep… Read More
Prosecutor: Others Could Be Implicated in Nelsonville Mismanagement Case
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ATHENS, Ohio — An investigation into financial mismanagement in Nelsonville may not end at the indictment of a deputy auditor, according to the Athens County Prosecutor. Stephanie Wilson, of Stewart, is reportedly cooperating with investigators as they dig deeper into the city’s practices. “I’m not sure whether other people will be criminally charged for it,” Athens… Read More
Grand Jury Indicts Nelsonville Deputy Auditor for Alleged Payroll Fabrication
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(UPDATE 2/11/20 3:45 p.m.) Although none of the allegations involve their schools, WOUB News has a learned Stephanie Wilson was asked to resign her position from the Federal Hocking Local School District Board. The statement from the board reads, “The Federal Hocking School Board has been made aware of the allegations against newly elected Board… Read More
West Virginia Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Teenager
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A murder charge against an 18-year-old West Virginia woman has been dismissed after prosecutors failed to find a key witness in the case. News outlets report that Andrea Glenda Moore was charged as an adult with murder in the 2018 shooting that killed Joann Dawn Saunders Childers, a 32-year-old mother of… Read More
Former TV Weatherman Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former television weatherman accused of downloading pornographic images depicting children has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in Ohio. Mike Davis pleaded guilty Thursday in Columbus to four counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor. Authorities say he downloaded and emailed the material to himself over a period of… Read More
Detroit Man Indicted on Federal Charge in W.Va. Bar Shooting
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities have added a federal charge against a Detroit man in a New Year’s Eve shooting at a West Virginia bar that wounded seven people. Thirty-year-old Kymonie Desean Davis was indicted in federal court on one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition. He remains at large. A previous… Read More
Nelsonville Frustrated with Sidewalk Theft of Historic Bricks
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Officials in a small Ohio city say they’re frustrated by the ongoing theft of historic bricks from sidewalks in town. Nelsonville city manager Chuck Barga says the theft of the Nelsonville Star Bricks began around Jan. 5 and now at least 50 have been stolen. The Star Bricks are a legacy… Read More
Athens Co. Search Warrant Nets Seven Arrests on Drug Charges
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CHAUNCEY, Ohio — Seven Athens County residents face multiple charges related to drug crimes after authorities executed a search warrant in Chauncey. Multiple law enforcement units made the arrests Tuesday at 24 Fourth Street, where suspected crack cocaine, heroin, suspected fentanyl and Schedule II prescribed narcotics packaged for sale, were located and seized. Drug use and… Read More
W. Va. Trial Delayed After Suspect Asks for Test of Accusers’ DNA
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The murder trial of a West Virginia man has been delayed after he requested his accusers’ DNA be compared to DNA found at the scene of the crime. 42-year-old Ronald Amory Witherel’s trial set to start Tuesday has been rescheduled for February. Witherel is accused of killing David Ralph in 2017…. Read More
Hocking County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Murder-Suicide
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LOGAN, Ohio — A domestic violence incident has claimed two lives in Hocking County. According to the sheriff’s office, Hocking County 911 received a phone call early Monday morning reporting Natalie Nutter, 34, had been abducted by her estranged husband, Kevin Nutter, 34, from a residence on Nutter-Boring Road in Logan. Deputies engaged in a… Read More
West Virginia Teenager Charged with Stabbing 2 Girls
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police say a West Virginia teenager stabbed two girls in their stomachs after an early morning argument in Huntington. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Cabell County says 18-year-old Zendal Tatum has been charged with assault. The filing says a witness told officers that Tatum pulled out a knife during an… Read More
Men Sentenced for Shipping Marijuana Through Postal Service
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Department of Justice says two West Virginia men have been sentenced for participating in a distribution scheme that involved shipping about 400 kilograms of marijuana through the U.S. Postal Service from 2013 to 2018. A news release says 44-year-old James Waylon Molinaro was sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession with… Read More
Men Alleging Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doc to Address Trustees
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several of the 300-plus men alleging decades-old sexual misconduct by a team doctor are expected to address Ohio State trustees Thursday and urge the university to do more to take responsibility for what happened. The Board of Trustees agreed to hear from the men, as it did a year ago, but… Read More
Dayton Gunman’s Friend Pleads Guilty to Firearms Counts
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a rampage in Dayton has pleaded guilty to two firearms charges unrelated to the deadly mass shooting. Twenty-four-year-old Ethan Kollie pleaded Wednesday to lying on a federal firearms form and possessing a gun while using illegal drugs. The gun was unrelated… Read More
Athens County Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
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ATHENS, Ohio — A man once known as a community youth leader in Athens County has been sentenced to multiple decades in prison for crimes related to child pornography. Richard Lee Adams, 75, of Athens, was convicted Wednesday of one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person and 31 counts of pandering… Read More
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