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Ohio State Highway Patrol ¯ Kimberly L. Stoops, 54, of 45 McGill Rd., Vincent, driving a 2014 Kia Sorento SUV, and Megan E. Proctor, 27, of 701 Circle Dr., Belpre, driving a 2010 Toyota Prius, were both westbound on Barlow Township 1520 on Jan. 17 when Proctor stopped at a stop sign and the Stoops vehicle hit the back of Proctor’s car. Stoops was charged with following too closely. ¯ Jonathan Paul Bohl, 26, of 6585 Ohio 676, Stockport, driving a 2008 Kia Sportage SUV, was stopped at a stop sign on Fairfield Township Road 117 Jan. 18, then made a left turn onto Ohio 550 while ...

NYC bike path killer could face the death penalty

By Larry Neumeister and Bobby Caina Calvan Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thursday of federal crimes and could face the death penalty. Sayfullo ...

Ex-Lions, Liberty linebacker Jessie Lemonier dead at 25

DETROIT (AP) — Outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who appeared in seven games for the Detroit Lions in 2021 in a brief NFL career highlighted by a sack of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 25. The Lions disclosed his death in a statement Thursday, adding they ...

Ohio State Highway Patrol reports

The following arrests were reported by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Thursday: ∫ Braydon K. Staker, 19, of 2850 Wayne Ridge Rd., Zanesville, was driving a 2019 Ford 350 pickup truck southbound on Ohio 60 in Bloom Township on Jan. 2 when he went off the right side of the road into a private yard, where he struck four fences, three decorative stone walls, three flowerbeds, a sewer cover, a flag pole and several trees. The truck turned over and then came to rest on its wheels in a second private yard, where it struck several trash cans and forced the cans into the private residence ...

Athens County man sentenced in overdose death

ATHENS, Ohio — A Glouster man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday in Athens County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to charges related to the September 2021 overdose death of Gary Gardner. A co-defendant in the case was sentenced to six to nine years in prison in October. Thomas Thomas, 46, of Glouster, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of tampering with evidence. He also pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree felony count of gross abuse of a corpse. Judge George McCarthy sentenced Thomas to 10 years in prison on the ...

Marietta Police

Dec. 20 • Police were dispatched to Vine Street in reference to a theft report. Upon investigation, it was found that the person involved had been the victim of an online scam. The case remains under further investigation. Dec. 21 • Police responded to a Ninth Street residence in reference to a theft. Officers made contact with the victim, who advised his wife had applied for a new job and was sent money from the company to purchase equipment. She was then caught in an “overpayment check” scam. The victim later found out the company was not real and was unable to get the ...