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A woman admitted she faked her own daughter's funeral to steal from members of a church.
Angela Boyd intends to plead guilty to 1 count of attempted theft and 3 counts of theft in a Wayne County Court, according to court documents on May 17.
In a previous story on WHIO-TV.com, Pastor Ronald Chappell, New Life Church of the Nazarene said the mother read a note at the fake funeral. Boyd claimed that her younger daughter was raped and killed in Iowa by her father. Her brother, Brian Lemaster didn't believe the story. In the middle of the service he approached the podium and confronted Boyd. LeMaster confronted his sister in front of all the church members while the services were being held.
Boyd could go to prison for as much as 12 years, said court documents. Her sentencing has not been set.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:27:42 -0400
A man was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after he was hit by an RTA bus at or near Fourth and Main Streets downtown.
Police and medics were dispatched to the area just before 5 p.m. on a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a bus. Witnesses told News Center 7 that the man, whose name and age were not immediately known, was talking when the bus rounded the corner and knocked him off his bicycle.
Witnesses also said the man did not appear to be seriously injured. His condition was not immediately available.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:27:21 -0400
An 18-year-old Clayton man is in jail pending a formal charge of rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
According to Clayton Police Chief Richard Rose said the girl was visiting a friend at an apartment complex on Woolery Lane and when the defendant, Davion L. Carlton, came over to play video games. Rose said the two teens know each other.
The alleged rape occurred overnight Monday and was reported to Clayton Police on Tuesday when the girl returned home and told her parents.
Police arrested Carlton at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. He has not been formally charged, but is being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond.
Carlton does not have any prior arrests as an adult.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:24:29 -0400
A mother accused of driving drunk with her infant and another child in the car is in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Tequana Graham, 23, was pulled over by the Ohio Highway Patrol on North Gettysburg Avenue near the intersection of James H. McGee Boulevard at about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. According to Sgt. Steve Duteil of the Dayton post, she was stopped for several lane violations and having only one working headlight.
Graham’s 7-month-old child was in the car, along with another female and that woman’s 2-year-old daughter. Both adults were intoxicated, according to the incident report.
Graham told the trooper that she felt she didn't have a problem driving with the children in the car because she had taken a nap, according to Duteil.
A Breathalyzer test was administered and Graham’s blood alcohol content registered at .151, nearly twice the legal limit in Ohio (.08).
Duteil said both children were properly secured in child seats.
The patrol is conducting a joint enforcement in west Dayton in conjunction with Dayton police and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to curb drunk driving and other criminal offenses.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:57:37 -0400
The driver of a sport utility vehicle suffered serious injuries in a crash in the 700 block of Home Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
The crash at 709 Home Ave. in Xenia was reported shortly before 3 p.m. An SUV was down in a ravine there after apparently losing control and going off the road, according to the Greene County emergency dispatch center.
Preliminary reports indicated that CareFlight responded to the scene and took one person to Miami Valley Hospital. In addition, a child may have also been injured in the crash and transported to Dayton Children's Medical Center, according to preliminary reports.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:35:51 -0400
A homeless sex offender wanted for failing to register in Clark County has been located in Kentucky, the Clark County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office got word Wednesday morning that Justin Lee Scott, 31, was taken into custody by Fayette County sheriff’s deputies in Lexington. He is awaiting an extradition hearing to be brought back to Ohio.
On Tuesday, the Clark County Sheriff's Office received notification from the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office in Cumming, Ga., that they also had a locally registered sex offender in custody. That suspect, 37-year-old Johnny Taylor, had previously failed to register in Clark County and warrants had been issued for his arrest.
Clark County deputies have been working with Georgia authorities to track Taylor after receiving a tip that he was in that state. Arrangements are also being made to have Taylor returned to Springfield to answer to charges.
The Ohio Attorney General's Office has made grant money available to local jurisdictions that is specifically earmarked for the extradition of fugitive sex offenders that have fled the state.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:25:01 -0400
A registered sex offender, living in Troy, is in trouble with the law again, police said.
Brent Long, 20, was arrested by Troy police on a charge of unlawful sexual contact with a minor.
In the latest case, police said, the victim was a 15-year-old girl.
Long is being held in the Miami County Jail on a $500,000 bond. He was arrested early Wednesday morning.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:20:43 -0400
Fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred late this morning at a vacant property on Dayton's west side.
Dayton fire crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a vacant home in the 1900 block of West Grand Avenue. There crews found the garage behind the vacant house completely engulfed in flames.
People reported seeing smoke from the blaze from Interstate I-75 and elsewhere in the city.
At 12:20 p.m., fire investigators were at the scene looking into the cause, which is suspicious, fire officials said.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:24:06 -0400
Police said they have captured a woman who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that happened early Monday morning on Genesee Avenue.
Linda Rocia Kay, also known as L.K., a 22-year-old black woman, was arrested and taken into the safety building for questioning today.
Kay is accused of killing 34-year-old Robert Munday. Police said they are unaware of a motive in the shooting.
Police said earlier this week a male is described as thin, black, and about 5 feet 7 inches tall was also wanted in connection to the shooting. He was described as wearing all black clothing with an Afro-style haircut.
Kay was picked up by Riverside Police Wednesday morning, according to reports.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:20:10 -0400
Six bulldog-mix puppies found in a suitcase next to a trash bin in Ohio now have new homes.
Winners of a lottery to adopt the puppies and their mother picked them up at an animal shelter near Toledo on Tuesday.
The Blade newspaper in Toledo reports that one family chosen to adopt the dogs drove two hours from the Cleveland area to pick out their new pup.
The Toledo Area Humane Society received 132 applications from people wanting to enter a lottery it held to adopt the puppies.
The man accused of abandoning the puppies last month in a Toledo alley has pleaded no contest to abandoning animals and cruelty to animals.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:35:14 -0400
Several Starbucks stores in the Dayton area, and apparently elsewhere in the country, shut down abruptly this morning for unknown reasons.
Customers who headed to the Starbucks shop on Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood encountered locked doors and a sign saying the store was closed “for routine maintenance,” but those same customers noted there was nothing routine about being closed at 9 a.m. on a Wednesday. An employee said store managers were told to close down the store at about 7:30 a.m. this morning and wait for further instructions. Customers said stores on Brown Street and Mad River Road also were closed.
Posts on Starbucks’ Facebook page questioned why stores were closed in Ohio and Florida. There was no immediate response from Starbucks officials.
“This is the second time I’ve come by this morning,” Kristin Milligan of Kettering said at 9 a.m. outside the Oakwood Starbucks. “I was here an hour ago and the store was closed. I need my Starbucks.”
Daniel Gaines of Oakwood appeared stunned by the locked doors and the “closed” sign when he came for coffee, pound cake and to sit and do some work. “I’ll probably go to a competitor’s shop for some coffee and then go home,” Gaines said.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:08:34 -0400
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a statewide smoking ban is constitutional.
In a unanimous decision Wednesday, justices rejected claims by a Columbus tavern owner that argued the fines it was charged for violations were an illegal taking of property, violating the state's legitimate police powers.
Zeno's Victorian Village had been cited 10 different times between July 2007 and September 2009. The bar argued the smoking ban should have been enforced against smokers, not businesses.
Justices said there was evidence that the bar tacitly allowed smoking and had plastic cups partially filled with water that were placed around the bar as ash trays. They further noted the bar had access to an appeals process and did not take advantage of it eight of 10 times.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:51:31 -0400
A woman, who is one of three accused in connection with a home invasion, appeared in court on Wednesday and received a $1 million bond on six charges.
The home invasion happened on Feb. 25 when a man knocked on the door of a Dutton Road home near Mendon. Kathy Fair, 47, answered the door and three armed suspects forced their way inside. The suspects, a man and two men, attempted to tie up Kathy Fair and her father, William Fair, 79, with duct tape, but the victims struggled.
Mercer County deputies said they arrested Patricia Ann Abrams, 32, of Batavia, Joshua M. Moreo, 31, of Spencerville, Ind., and Michael E. Davis, 30, of Cincinnati.
Abrams was arrested May 16 and was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury last week on charges of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, theft, complicity to aggravated burglary, complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to theft.
Moreo was arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Allen County May 16, and charges related to the home invasion are expected to be filed soon. Davis is being held in Clermont County Jail awaiting formal charges.
According to deputies, Moreo, who was armed with a gun, and Davis, armed with a knife, forced their way in and attempted to tie up the victims. Abrams eventually entered the house and assisted in the robbery.
The suspects left the scene in a 1997 Mercury Villager van, which has since been located and impounded, deputies said.
Mercer County Sheriff Sheriff Jeff Grey said, "This is how it's supposed to work between a state agency that has more resources and some expertise and local law enforcement between mercer county and van wert countys our knowledge of the area. this is how it's suppose to work. If a collaboration like this could happen on every crime, I think more crimes would be solved."
According to deputies, they do not believe at this time the home invasion is related to the Grube double homicide that happened in Fort Recovery last November.
Robert and Colleen Grube were killed in late November, bound with duct tape and shot, following what appeared to be a robbery of the farmhouse in Fort Recovery where they lived. According to reports, Colleen, 47, lived there and took care of Robert, 70, who was disabled.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:40:29 -0400
Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Stroop Road in Kettering Wednesday morning.
The crash was reported around 7:40 a.m., according to reports. Several lanes of traffic were blocked as emergency crews worked to clean up the crash.
Injuries were reported, although it's unknown if anyone was taken to the hospital.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:24:01 -0400
State troopers seized pills and liquid codeine during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Auglaize County.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today driver Jarmane Charles Keys, 29, of Detroit, Mich. was arrested after officer found more than 200 Hydrocodone pills, 100 Ecstasy pills and more than 60 ounces of liquid codeine. The drugs are worth more than $12,000, officials said.
Keys was pulled over in a 2002 Ford Taurus on Southbound Interstate 75 around 4 a.m. Tuesday. A trooper observed him violating marked lanes. He was also was driving under suspension, officials said.
The drugs were found in a duffel bag in the back seat of the car.
Keys is currently incarcerated in the Auglaize County Jail and is charged with possession of a Schedule I substance, a second-degree felony; possession of a Schedule V substance, a fourth-degree felony; and possession of a Schedule III substance, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:19:18 -0400
A car that crashed into a tree off Interstate 675 southbound near the Wilmington Pike exit caused traffic delays for motorists Wednesday morning.
A woman driving in the right lane reportedly lost control of her vehicle, drove off the right side of the road and spun out before coming to a stop in the tree line around 7:30 a.m., according to authorities. The driver was not injured.
The driver told authorities a problem with the steering led to the crash, but police didn't find any problems.
Traffic was reportedly backed up past the Indian Ripple Road exit.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:39 -0400
A Wapakoneta woman was killed Tuesday morning in a violent collision with a tractor-trailer that shut down part of state Route 117 for several hours.
Sgt. Craig Hoffer, of the Shawnee Township Police Department, said Lilliy Hollon, 80, died after her Lincoln Town Car and the tractor-trailer collided on Spencerville Road at Kemp Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
“She was northbound on Kemp. She stopped at the stop sign,” Hoffer said. “She was attempting to cross the road when her vehicle was struck by the eastbound truck. The truck driver didn't have much chance at all to avoid the collision.”
The collision left gouges in the pavement in the intersection and sent Hollon's vehicle down into a ditch around 100 feet from the intersection. The driver's side of Hollon's vehicle was crushed during the impact. The tractor-trailer sustained heavy front-end damage as well and was towed from the scene.
Hoffer said it did not appear Hollon was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Platoon Chief John Norris, of the Shawnee Township Fire Department, said there was little first responders could do to save Hollon. She died before medics and rescue crews arrived at the scene.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:01:45 -0400
Eight firearms were recovered and a man was arrested after he fired a shotgun into the air following an argument with his wife, according to police.
Police responded to the 2200 block of Jackson Lane around 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, on a weapons complaint. When officers arrived they said they discovered 32-year-old Justin Chamberlain had assaulted his wife in their home during an argument. Chamberlain then went outside and fired one shot into the air, according to a release from the Middletown Division of Police.
Chamberlain is being held in the Middletown City Jail and will face possible charges of domestic violence, aggravated menacing, using weapons while intoxicated and discharging a firearm in city limits, according to police.
Chamberlain is due in court Wednesday morning.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 06:52:22 -0400
Police are investigating an incident in which a man was shot in the hand Wednesday morning.
Two men were arrested shortly after the incident was reported at 5:30 a.m. in the area of Brand and Lowry avenues. Springfield Lt. Lloyd Alexander said the men are being held on charges unrelated to the shooting and that they may or may not have been present during the shooting.
No one has been charged for the shooting. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he is recovering, Alexander said. The incident remains under investigation.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 06:38:44 -0400
A man believed to be homeless led law enforcement officers on a multi-county, high-speed chase early Wednesday morning following an attempted traffic stop.
James F. Henry has been charged with felony fleeing and eluding and several traffic violations for the chase. Sgt. Kelvin Collins with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Springfield Post said a trooper tried to stop Collins near East Main Street and Burnett Road around 2 a.m. for failure to maintain marked lanes.
Henry took off, and eluded the trooper about five minutes into the pursuit. Speeds reached in excess of 100 mph, Collins said.
“At one point he blew through a red light going about 90 mph. That was in the city of Springfield,” Collins said.
After broadcasting the vehicles description — a red Mitsubishi Mirage — Springfield Police and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office would also pursue Henry, but called off the chase when he got on Interstate 675, Collins said.
Officers from Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s police department later saw the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Colonel Glenn Highway in Fairborn. Collins said he nearly struck an Air Force cruiser.
Another pursuit ensued, eventually ending on northbound Interstate 675 just before Dayton-Yellow Springs Road when officers from the Fairborn police department and highway patrol Springfield Post deployed stop sticks. The sticks deflated a front tire, and Henry pulled to the right side of the highway to surrender with his hands up, Collins said.
Even given the early hour, Collins said Henry nearly struck another motorist why fleeing. This is why he said officers decided to pursue him despite the high speeds.
“This gentleman put several officers and the public in danger,” Collins said. “We had decided that this subject did need to be stopped.”
While it’s not known why Henry decided to flee, Collins said its believed he may have been high on marijuana given the odor in his car. He also has a suspended license.
Henry was booked into the Clark County Jail. He is expected to be arraigned today in Clark County Municipal Court.
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 05:10:15 -0400
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