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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 ...
New Lebanon road projects on horizon
Lebanon city council is considering spending $11.3 million on capital improvement projects for next year, including some major road improvements.The biggest ticket item is $3.7 million for a new public works facility to replace the current structures that are not up to code, according to Deputy City Manager Scott Brunka. ...
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’ ...
Warren County couple face charges in 2 counties
A Warren County couple is facing charges involving minors and sex in two counties. One alleged incident occurred Dec. 22 at CoCo Key Water Resort in Sharonville. Jason Fletcher and Laura Oditt allegedly supplied alcohol to juveniles in a hotel room at the resort and then performed a sex act ...
Deerfield Twp. seeking police levy
Voters in Deerfield Twp. will be asked to support a 4-mill police replacement and additional levy in a special August election.The deadline for filing issues on the Aug. 6 ballot was May 8, and Deerfield Twp. was on the list. Township administrator Bill Becker said it has been 10 years ...
County recorder receives $8K to secure military discharge records
Warren County Recorder Linda Oda is taking steps to secure decades of military discharge records — documents that if lost can jeopardize military benefits, she said.Oda met with the county commissioners Tuesday and received approval for an $8,000 project to digitally store the records. Oda, who told commissioners there are ...
Mason man not guilty of raping girl
Two friends of the Mason man who was found not guilty in the Warren County screwdriver rape case say he was “railroaded” and the prosecution was “malicious.”The 49-year-old Patrick Parker had tears flowing down his cheeks after Judge Don Oda declared him not guilty Wednesday after a three-day bench trial. ...
3 judges, 3 different results in record-sealing requests
Those who request minors’ records be sealed in misdemeanor cases will get different outcomes depending which Butler County judge presides over the case. Area I Judge Rob Lyons — who is being sued for using the wrong section of state law for years to seal thousands of records — is ...
Ex-mayor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
Former Carlisle mayor Tim Humphries’ $6.5 million federal conspiracy theory lawsuit has been put to rest.“We’re extremely pleased and it couldn’t have been a better decision,” said Carlisle Law Director David Chicarelli. “It completely threw all claims out. We knew it was frivolous to begin with. The judge’s decision confirmed ...
Former Carlisle mayor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
The federal lawsuit filed against the city of Carlisle by its former mayor has been dismissed as having no merit.Former Mayor Tim Humphries filed a $6.5 million civil suit in federal court in 2010. He alleged city officials and others engaged in a civil conspiracy against him and sued for ...
Alleged credit card thief dies in jail
The man who prompted a brief man hunt by police in Warren, Butler, Clinton,Hamilton and Montgomery counties in February has died in the Hamilton County Justice Center.Warren County court documents show James Barton, 23, of Cincinnati, was pronounced dead at around 10:45 p.m. April 13. Jim Knapp, a spokesman for ...
Man indicted for seriously injuring state trooper
The man who seriously injured an Ohio state trooper in February could spend 18 months in prison if he is found guilty of vehicular assault. A Warren County grand jury indicted Tyler Andrew Combs, 22, of Vandalia, on the single count on Friday. Trooper Brent E. Hill was in critical ...
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