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Defiance common pleas
Kobe Cutlip, 19, Melrose, appeared for sentencing on a charge of burglary, a second-degree felony; and theft, a fifth-degree felony. He was given a prison term of four years, 11 months to six years and 11 months with credit for 58 days served in jail while his case was pending, and ordered to pay $21 restitution to the victim. According to Prosecutor Morris Murray’s office, Cutlip and a co-defendant, Clinton Vanscoder, trespassed in a residence on Defiance’s Darbyshire Drive on Jan. 9 to commit a theft offense. ...
Defiance teacher under investigation for alleged 'inappropriate relationship' with student
DEFIANCE, Ohio — Police are investigating a former Defiance teacher for an alleged "inappropriate relationship" with a student, district Superintendent Robert Morton said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Morton says Defiance City Schools were made aware of the allegations and "took swift action to investigate these allegations and confront...
Bruseau pleads to Brumback vandalism
VAN WERT—A homeless man indicted in the vandalism of the Brumback Library back on November 11 of last year pleaded guilty in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, May 15 to one count of Vandalism, a fifth-degree felony. Todd J. Bruseau, 29, faced two counts of Vandalism,...
Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Wanted Persons of the Week - May 20, 2024
Here is this week's wanted list from the Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program. Crime Stoppers is also asking for assistance in solving the cold case homicide of Jon Bryant. May 20, 2024, Press Release from the Allen/Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program: Cold Case Homicide Jon Bryant - On January 10,...
Konner Dunklee pleads not guilty by reason of insanity for deadly shooting in Leipsic
PUTNAM COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for an April shooting at a Putnam County business that left one person dead and another injured. 26-year-old Konner Dunklee will be examined to determine his mental status, and all of his current hearings...
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