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Lawmakers consider dropping statute of limitations for rape cases
State lawmakers are considering a bill to eliminate Ohio’s statute of limitations on rape and sexual battery so that victims and prosecutors may seek justice in rape cases that occurred more than 20 years ago. State Sen. Nina Turner, D-Cleveland, who is sponsoring the bill, said, “Aside from being just ...
Jodi Arias says she 'deserves a second chance'
In an unexpected jailhouse interview Tuesday, Jodi Arias says she deserves a second chance at freedom.
No 4th trial for bathtub killer Widmer
Ryan Widmer’s state court appeals have ended with the Ohio Supreme court denying jurisdiction. Widmer was convicted in 2011 for drowning his wife, Sarah, in the bathtub of their Warren County home. The high court announced its decision in Widmer’s second appeal on Wednesday, denying jurisdiction in a 5 to ...
Escaped inmate caught in residential neighborhood
An inmate who tried to walk away from his work duties just outside of the Lebanon Correctional Institution was captured Tuesday evening in Franklin.Authorities shut down Ohio 63 between Lebanon and Monroe in order to set up a perimeter in their search for 35-year-old Stephen Ramey.The Ohio Highway Patrol and ...
Prisoner missing from Lebanon Correctional
A man serving a year in prison for burglary has reportedly walked away from Lebanon Correctional Institution. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 35-year-old Stephen Ramey walked away from his garage work assignment as an auto mechanic at the facility on Ohio 63 just before noon today. ...
Customers pay for pizza with fake dough
Middletown Division of PoliceMay 13A 21-inch TV and a school-issued lap top computer were stolen from a residence in the 3000 block of Finley Street.May 14A Middletown man, Grayson Lawson, 32, of Arlington Avenue, was charged with burglary and inducing panic after he was found hiding in an attic in ...
Trigger man in Fairfield homicide sentenced
The trigger man in an alleged botched robbery that ended with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Fairfield man last year was sentenced Monday to 21 years to life in prison.Joseph Goodin, 26, of Middletown, told Butler County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Oney that he would give his life to ...
Workers suing employers at record high
U.S. workers are filing a record number of federal lawsuits against employers alleging violations of wage and hour laws, such as not being paid overtime and being misclassified as contractors, a recent study shows. During the 12-month period that ended in March, workers filed 7,764 lawsuits alleging violations of the ...
Fight at mobile home park ends with attempted murder charge
A 52-year-old Liberty Twp. man has been charged with attempted murder and felonious assault after firing multiple shots at his neighbor during an altercation Sunday at the Countryside Village Mobile Home Park.According to Butler County Sheriff’s officials, Paul E. Maye, of 214 Jacobs Street, allegedly fired shots from a revolver ...
120 mph pursuit ends in crash, trooper injured
A Loveland woman who crashed a stolen car into an Ohio Highway Patrol cruiser and led police on a 23-mile high-speed chase that reached 120 mph - and injured two officers - Sunday morning faces multiple charges, authorities said. Benjie Pauline Brown, 43, remained in the Warren County Jail, troopers ...
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