CRIME & SAFETY
Portsmouth mom indicted for involuntary manslaughter in baby’s death
A Portsmouth woman arrested in February in the death of her infant has been indicted by the Scioto County Grand Jury. Kristen Vassar, 26, was arrested Feb. 6 on charges connected to the death of her baby, Tamen Briar King. She has been at the Scioto County Jail ever since, where she has been held on a $180,000 bond.
Fatal shooting at training academy classified as reckless homicide; employee placed on paid leave
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A reckless homicide investigation has been opened following the death of a lieutenant at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Lt. Rodney Osborne was killed during a training exercise at the tactical firing range at the Correctional Training Academy in Pickaway County on April 9.
Greene murder trial rescheduled for July 22
The trial of Aden Greene has been rescheduled for July, according to court records. Greene, 18, was charged with murder in the shooting death of Nathaniel Chase McQuinley, 20, of Wheelersburg, at a party July 29, 2023. The Scioto County Grand Jury indicted Greene, then a 17-year-old juvenile, with murder, attempted murder, and four counts of felonious assault.
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