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Man charged with fatal shooting at Putnam County business found competent to stand trial
PUTNAM COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man charged with a fatal shooting at a Putnam County trucking company has been found competent to stand trial. 26-year-old Konner Dunklee pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on the charges of aggravated murder, murder, attempting to commit murder, felonious assault, and assault. After the mental evaluation, he can stand trial on those charges, but his lawyers are looking for a second evaluation.
New charges added against Lima man charged in shooting
Jul. 16—LIMA — New charges have been filed against a Lima man charged in connection with a Jan. 12 shooting that left another male with gunshot wounds to his face and thigh. Dewayne Carter Jr. was indicted by a grand jury in June charges of felonious assault, a second-degree felony; illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises, a third-degree felony; having weapons while under ...
Murder suspect waives speedy trial right
Jul. 15—LIMA — Gervens Justilien, a Haitian national charged in the March 10 rape and murder of fellow Haitian Chrislande Auguste, will stand trial in January 2025, a judge decided Monday in Allen County Common Pleas Court. With the assistance of a Haitian-Creole interpreter, Justilien waived his right to a speedy trial to allow attorneys from the Allen County Public Defenders Office ...
Traveling law enforcement memorial stops in Bluffton
Jul. 13—BLUFFTON — It has been over two years since Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis died in the line of duty while responding to a multi-county vehicle pursuit on Interstate 75, but his sacrifice was honored again Saturday in Bluffton. Beyond the Call of Duty, an organization that honors deceased law enforcement officers, stopped in Bluffton on Saturday with its traveling memorial to ...
With 33 years of service, Police Chief Angel Cortes has left a lasting mark on Lima
LIMA, Ohio — After 33 years of service, Lima Police Chief Angel Cortes — the first Hispanic officer employed by the police department and subsequently its first Hispanic chief — will be retiring July 26. “The most important thing that I'm going to do Day One after I retire — Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, Year One, Year Five — is I'm gonna pray every day for the officers of this police department. Across the state they are heroes. They put their life on the line every day,” Chief Cortes said. “I know what it's like to miss birthdays,...
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