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Boy who accidentally shot woman during street argument gets 20 years
A Toledo teenager who accidentally shot his girlfriend to death while firing toward participants in a street dispute received an agreed-to 20-year prison sentence Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Nathan Mays, now 17, “brought a gun to a child’s fistfight and verbal argument,” Jennifer Worley, an assistant Lucas County prosecutor, told the court before remarking that while he didn’t intend to harm Jaelynn Poturalski, 18, on Sept. 3, 2023, “he intended to kill that day.” “He had bad intentions. I don’t have the answer to what to do about all these guns,” Judge Dean Mandros later said before pronouncing the sentence. “It’s beyond me. If I had a magic wand, I could take care of these guns. But I don’t have one.” Mays and his lawyer, Ann Baronas, had accepted Aug. 26 prosecutors’ offer to reduce a murder charge to involuntary manslaughter and reducing from first-degree to fourth-degree a count of firing on or near prohibited premises. The negotiated sentence included 11 to 16½ years for the manslaughter count, three years for the improper firing charge, and three-year gun specifications for both.
See how much prices are jumping at the pump in northwest Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Gas prices in the Toledo area have increased nearly 11 cents over the last week, an analyst for GasBuddy says. A gallon of gas costs, on average, $3.20 in Toledo as of Tuesday, according to a GasBuddy survey of 315 gas stations. Prices at the pump are now 11 cents lower than a month ago.
Toledo Jeep plants enter third week of shutdowns
TOLEDO, Ohio — Both of Toledo's Jeep Assembly plants have been shut down for weeks, despite Stellantis' initial statement that said the plants would remain shut down for a shorter amount of time. Here's what we know about these shutdowns and those impacted. These closures at Toledo's North and...
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Man suffers severe injuries after semi rolls over him in south Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A man suffered severe injuries after a car hauler rolled over him in south Toledo on Monday morning. According to Toledo police, Mark Hoover, 61, of Thornville, Ohio, was the owner-operator of a semi car hauler. TPD said he had loaded two vehicles onto the car hauler around 10 a.m. in the 3600 block of Marine Road when it is believed he began to experience mechanical issues with the truck.
Newcomer will be elected in contentious Wood County recorder race
A county recorder race usually runs under the radar in an election. The contest between Republican Connor Rose and Democrat Jeremy Schroeder, however, is front and center in Wood County. There has been a primary election tie with a recount. The losing Republican incumbent, who has a complaint filed against him through the state auditor’s office, is now endorsing the Democrat. One challenger has been accused of improperly using a website to investigate his opponent, and that opponent has dozens of tax cases pending in court. Mr. Rose and Mr. Schroeder are ready to lay out their cases for office and listen to the voters have their say. But first, the muck
Sheetz opens Springfield Twp. location, second in Toledo area
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Sheetz opened another northwest Ohio location on Monday, the second of eight total planned in the Toledo area. The latest of the convenience store's locations opened at 9 a.m. at 6633 Dorr St. in Springfield Township. The opening comes less than a month after Sheetz opened its first Toledo-area store, which opened in Maumee on Sept. 10.
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