South Zanesville
CRIME & SAFETY
Semi driver pleads not guilty to charges related to Tusky Valley bus crash that killed six
A Zanesville man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than two dozen criminal counts related to a November bus crash that killed six people and injured 18 others on Interstate 70 in Etna Township. Jacob D. McDonald, 61, pleaded not guilty to 26 counts, including six of aggravated vehicle homicide in Licking County...
Prosecutor: Uptick in strangulation charges attributed to enhanced domestic violence laws
ZANESVILLE − Muskingum County Prosecutor Ron Welch said an uptick in strangulation charges in the first half of 2024 is on account of a new Ohio law that went into effect April 3, 2023, and reclassified strangulation from a misdemeanor to a felony. “Prior to that law, we charged (offenders) under some form of domestic violence or assault depending on severity,” he said. ...
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