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Pence files notice of appeal in murder conviction
LOGAN — One week after being sentenced to serve 18 years to life in prison for his conviction on murder and other felony charges, a 21-year-old Fairfield County man filed notice that he plans to appeal the outcome of his trial. After a week-long jury trial in Hocking County Common Pleas Court in August Isaac Pence of Carroll, Ohio was convicted of murder, felonious assault, and obstructing justice and tampering with evidence. The charges stemmed from an April 2023 incident at a rental cabin in...
Ohio law prohibiting carrying a gun while drinking at bars could be overturned
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The fate of a state law that prohibits residents from carrying a gun while drinking at a bar lies with the Ohio Supreme Court, after it agreed to hear a challenge brought on by a man accused of shooting someone in the neck during a bar fight. On Oct. 1, the […]
Nearly 200 arrested in Columbus street racing crackdown
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly 200 people were arrested over this past weekend as police ran a crackdown on illegal street racing. Operation Burnout carried out by the Columbus Division of Police, resulted in 186 arrests, 69 impounded vehicles, 16 recovered firearms, and one stolen vehicle being recovered, according to numbers released by Columbus police. […]
Police: 1 arrested following break-in at Hilltop house
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is in custody following a break-in at a house in the Hilltop neighborhood on Tuesday, police said. Around 5:20 a.m., officers with the Columbus Division of Police received a report of someone attempting to break into a boarded-up house in the 40 block of South Burgess Avenue. The report also stated that banging noises could be heard from inside.
Columbus police ID suspect in I-70 shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they said is wanted in connection with a shooting on Interstate 70 that left one person hospitalized and closed the roadway for several hours. Police are searching for Donte Jayon Reynolds, 31, in connection with Sunday’s incident. Officers responded to the […]
Trial date set for Blendon Township police officer charged in pregnant woman’s death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Franklin County Common Pleas judge has issued a trial date for a Blendon Township police officer accused of killing a pregnant woman in a grocery store parking lot in 2023. According to court records, Officer Connor Grubb is facing four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two […]
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