Denise G. Callahan
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Denise has been with Cox Ohio Publishing since December 2006, covering city, township and county governments, politics, courts and communities. She lives in Loveland with her husband and three sons and volunteers at St. Columban Parish.
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Sentencing delayed in Warren County “illegal drug emporium” case
The Lebanon man who the county prosecutor said ran “an illegal drug emporium” out of his Marathon gas station has asked a Warren County judge to toss out his convictions for drug trafficking.Judge Don Oda was scheduled to sentence 22-year-old Hamza Shalash on Friday but that hearing was moved to ...
Judges disagree on wait time for record sealing
Judges in Butler County vary widely in how they handle requests to seal or expunge minor misdemeanor convictions.A survey by this newspaper of court personnel in Butler, Warren and Hamilton counties shows a majority of municipal and county court judges hold hearings and make people wait a year before they ...
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 ...
Warren County judge: Township responsible for $1M in attorneys fees
A Warren County judge has ruled Hamilton Twp. may be responsible for as much as $1 million in attorneys fees for the impact fee case it lost at the Ohio Supreme Court.Judge James Flannery decided this week the township is on the hook for the fees, but will hold a ...
Loxley takes bench as county court judge
Former Assistant Prosecutor Gary Loxley donned a judicial robe for the first time in Warren County Court last week.Loxley was the governor’s pick for now Common Pleas Judge Don Oda, who used to be a part time judge on the county court. Loxley worked in both the civil side of ...
Former Fujitec lawyer sentenced for stealing $150,000
The former chief legal officer for Fujitec will spend the next three months in the Warren County Jail for stealing $150,000 from his employer.Darren Courtney, 49, of Mason, made up fictitious lawsuits and even law firms to bilk his company out of $150,125. Assistant Prosecutor Chris Delnicki said there was ...
Trenton nurse allegedly broke patient’s arm
A former home health care worker allegedly broke her quadriplegic patient’s arm in February and now stands charged with a felony in Warren County.Billie Jo Chrisman, 29 of Trenton, was indicted on one count of failure to provide for a functionally impaired person. Prosecutor David Fornshell said she was working ...
Warren County judge wants “Gangsta of Love” in prison long-term
The former pro-wrestler who is HIV positive and had unprotected sex with a dozen women in three counties won’t be serving any more than the 32-year prison term he received in Hamilton County, but a Warren County judge ensured he won’t get out earlier.Andre Davis — known as the “Gangsta ...
Fallen Warren County deputy honored
A solemn ceremony was held Friday at the Warren County Sheriff’s Office to unveil a memorial and road sign that reads “Sergant Brian Dulle Memorial Highway” along US 42 at Utica Road, where Dulle died two years ago, to the day. About 300 people gathered for the ceremony, and Dulle’s ...
Civil lawsuits cost local governments millions
More than 100 lawsuits against city, township and county governments in Butler and Warren counties have resulted in almost $10 million in payouts over the past five years, a Middletown Journal/Hamilton JournalNews analysis of city and court records found.But because the majority of those civil cases were settled by governments’ ...
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