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SWAT teams from Chillicothe and Portsmouth execute drug raid in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — On July 18, SWAT teams from Chillicothe and Portsmouth conducted a coordinated drug raid in rural Pike County, executing a “high-risk no-knock search warrant” at 483 Al Leeth Road. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, the SWAT units encountered a barricaded front door...
Wright pleads not guilty to rape charges
PORTSMOUTH — Ezra Wright, 80, of Lucasville, pleaded not guilty to eight rape charges at an arraignment on Wednesday in Scioto County Court of Common Pleas. He signed his own bond in the amount of $20,000, according to court documents. Wright was released on an ankle monitor with conditions...
Ohio Dept. of Correction employee indicted in fatal incident at firing range
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – An employee with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been indicted following a deadly incident at the tactical firing range at the Correctional Training Academy in Pickaway County. The indictment states the employee did negligently cause the death of Rodney Osborne, 43,...
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