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Adrian pastor accused of child molestation
ADRIAN — A Lenawee County minister was arraigned Monday afternoon in Lenawee district court on two criminal sexual conduct charges following his arrest Saturday. The second-degree felony charges against Michael Ronald Goble filed in 2A District Court specify victims younger than age 13 and that the specific offenses occurred in November, 2021, court records show. But a statement from Adrian police said more charges are likely forthcoming, with potential locations of significance including the Maurice Spears Juvenile Campus, Church of the Good Shepherd, and Mr. Goble’s home. “Based on the totality of investigation thus far, more victims are believed to exist that have not yet been identified,” the police statement said.
OSHP: 'Drug-impaired' driver detained after crashing into Holland home
HOLLAND, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has detained a driver for "drug-impaired driving" after they crashed into a home in Holland Tuesday night, a trooper told WTOL 11. The occupants of the home near the intersection of South Crissey and Old State Line roads were not injured....
Person stabbed multiple times in north Toledo, no arrests made, police say
TOLEDO, Ohio — A person was stabbed multiple times in north Toledo and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries just after midnight Wednesday, police told WTOL 11. According to police, the victim said they were stabbed by an unknown person at the Greenbelt Place Apartments by Cherry and Erie streets and then left the complex to another nearby apartment complex where they received help.
Toledo man indicted for fatal crash while allegedly driving drunk
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury indicted a Toledo man for allegedly hitting and killing another man while driving drunk. The grand jury indicted Steven Duckett, 63, of Toledo, on two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and two counts of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence on July 16. He’s charged in a crash that killed 56-year-old David Heath, of Toledo, in 2023.
Driver accused of fatally hitting pedestrian with car in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury indicted a person for allegedly hitting a woman with a vehicle in Toledo, killing her. The grand jury indicted Kimani Edwards, of Toledo, on July 16 in the death of Leticia Flores, 34, of Toledo, in 2023. Flores, a 34-year-old mother...
Trial starts for man charged with death of girlfriend's toddler son
Police and rescue officers who responded to a Sylvania Township home where a dying 3-year-old child was found after his mother’s boyfriend called 911 were immediately skeptical of the boyfriend’s explanation for the child’s condition, testimony Tuesday at the start of the boyfriend’s murder trial showed. But Kurt Bruderly, the lawyer for defendant Michael Kitto, said his client is unwavering in his assertion that the death of Declan Hill, 3, was indeed the result of the boy hitting his head on the floor after crashing into the end of a door while running through the house. Mr. Kitto could be heard giving that explanation several times to police in a distraught voice on body camera video recorded by Kevin Pelwecki, a Sylvania Township police officer who was the second officer to arrive at the Oct. 6, 2022 scene in the 3400 block of King Road. But Officer Pelwecki was then recorded as telling arriving detectives “it wasn’t a great explanation” because “kids are more resilient than that.”
Man charged with deaths of couple hit by SUV after Sylvania concert
Bond was set at $310,000 during arraignment Monday of a Fulton County man charged for the deaths of a Swanton couple who were struck by an SUV as they left a concert at Centennial Terrace on Saturday night. Donald Christian, 54, of Lyons, Ohio is charged in Sylvania Municipal Court with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the crash reported at 10:56 p.m. on Centennial Road just south of Erie Street in Sylvania. His next court date was scheduled for July 24 following the video arraignment before Magistrate Christy Cole. Donald J. Fern, 78, and Therese Fern, 66, both died after being taken to ProMedica Toledo Hospital following the crash. Mr. Christian was arrested at the scene and booked into the Lucas County jail. Sylvania Police Chief Danilynn Miller said Monday that the Ferns and Mr. Christian all had attended the concert Saturday evening at Centennial Terrace. The pedestrian deaths were Sylvania’s first since 2013, the chief said.
Warner Murder Case Pretrial Date Set
Adrian, MI – Lenawee County Circuit Court Judge Michael Olsaver has set a pretrial date for Dale Warner, the Lenawee County man charged with murdering his wife, Dee Warner. There was a brief pretrial conference Wednesday morning between the Judge, the Prosecutor, and the Defense Council to set a date for the pretrial.
Family of murdered couple speaks at defendants' sentencing
Eighteen months after the murders of Malinda Moore, 28, and Brent Roscoe, 36, their families had a chance to address two women involved in their deaths. Fourteen family members filled the spectators’ seats in the Lucas County Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Ian English for the sentencings Monday of Riley Franke and Camryn Chase. In April, Franke pleaded guilty to burglary and robbery and Chase pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. Judge English sentenced Franke, 20, of the 2300 block of Starr Avenue in Oregon, to 13 to 16 years in prison and Chase, 24, of the 500 block of Leach Avenue in Toledo, to two consecutive life terms with parole eligibility after 30 years. Chase faced more severe charges for her role as a planner and for actually entering the house to carry out the Nov. 10, 2022, robbery and murders. She did not, however, pull the trigger that killed the young couple. Their shooter, Prince Jones, 24, died in a shootout with police in East Toledo several hours after the crime.
100 Years Ago: Team of horses, cows rescued from barn fire
July 15, 1924: Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed a large barn, two sheds, a silo and valuable crops, machinery and tools on the farm owned and operated by Henry Miller, one mile east of Wolf Creek in Adrian township. Only by the desperate struggle of a bucket brigade formed by neighbors were the house and other property saved. Mr. Miller and his men had just begun drawing to the barn a crop of alfalfa hay of exceptional fine quality and were stowing it with about 25 loads of older hay already in the mow. As the men left the barnyard for the hayfield after stowing away the second load, Mrs. Miller who was working in her kitchen, saw flames burst from the upper part of the barn at all points visible from the kitchen door. It is believed the hay which was stored in the barn two weeks ago must have heated, not having favorable curing and drying weather, and that it generated enough heat to cause ignition, the fire then working through the whole mass before breaking out. Mrs. Miller rang the farm dinner bell to give the alarm of fire and then rushed to rescue the team of horses which had been used to haul the hay by rope, fork and pulley to the mow. The heat was so intense that it was with difficulty that she managed to unhitch them from the post in the yard. The cows also were rescued with much effort and the automobile which was standing in the nearby garage refused to start until many turns of the starting crank had been made. It was finally removed to a place of safety. Neighbors who heard the bell of the Miller farm called others by telephone and soon a considerable number of men were at the scene and at work with water from the well and tanks to save the house and smaller farm buildings which stood in close proximity to the burning barn.
Lithium-ion battery believed to have caused fire in Milan home’s garage
MILAN, MI -- A charging lithium-ion battery is believed to have caused a fire in a one-story, single-family home in Milan on Tuesday, fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the home on West Miller Avenue at 3:41 p.m., July 16, according to the Milan Area Fire Department. They arrived to see heavy fire showing before calling for assistance, officials said.
Local Credit Union Warns of Recent Text Message Scams
Adrian, MI – TLC Community Credit Union is warning members of a recent wave of text message scams. • Scammers might send texts claiming suspicious activity on your account and urging you to click a link to ‘verify’ your information. The current scam is requesting you to click on a link and provide your online banking credentials.
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