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Police bodycam shows scene after deadly stabbing in Green Township
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Police bodycam video shows the scene after a brutal double stabbing of an elderly couple in Green Township last week. Kenneth Mortimer, 40, faces a murder charge in the death of his 74-year-old mother, Barbara Mortimer, and one count each of attempted murder and felonious assault in the attack on his father, Thomas Mortimer, 75.
Judge denies motion to suppress evidence in case of East Liverpool man accused of murdering wife
A Columbiana County judge has ruled that statements given to police by an East Liverpool man accused of murdering his wife and hiding her body in the shed are fair game to be used in court. During a recent hearing on these motions, suspect Christopher Morrison argued that he only...
Man faces multiple felony charges after leading Ohio, West Virginia police on chase through 2 states, crashing into 2 cruisers
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) — A Hancock County man is facing several felony charges after allegedly leading multiple police departments through two states. According to a criminal complaint from the Steubenville Police Department, Jefferson County 911 was advised to be on the lookout for a stolen red Chevy Tracker out of Brooke County. The criminal complaint […]
Bond set at $200,000 for man police say had 88 pounds of meth, kilo of cocaine in Canfield
A 36-year-old man from Arizona has answered a felony drug charge in court Friday after police say he ran from a car in Canfield carrying more than 88 pounds of methamphetamine and one kilo of cocaine. Jeffrey Battle of Phoenix was arraigned on a charge of drug possession following his...
Wellsville man denied appeal for East Liverpool murder conviction
A three-judge panel has denied the appeal of a Wellsville man sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2021 shooting death of an East Liverpool man. The Seventh District Court of Appeals has issued an opinion denying the appeal of 27-year-old Tyrell Travers who was convicted of murder and aggravated murder for the shooting death of Dion McMillion, 27, in East Liverpool.
Warren man pleads guilty to involvement in fatal overdose of Canfield mother of two
A Warren man has pled guilty to his involvement in the fatal overdose of a mother of two in Canfield. Court employees tell 21 News 40-year-old Anthony Harris pled guilty to one count of attempted reckless homicide in connection with the overdose death of a 32-year-old Canfield woman. Harris is...
CANFIELD POLICE: Multiple Asian business owners targeted by thieves in multi-state theft operation
Canfield Police are reporting multiple targeted thefts from multiple Asian business owners in the city over the past year. Sergeant Josh Wells with the Canfield Police Department tells 21 News three separate Asian business owners were targeted between February of 2023 and June of 2024. Wells tells us groups are...
Plea accepted in Ohio business owner fraud case
William Anthony Bailey, owner of Movin and Groovin Productions, a supply and rental company, was charged in February with one felony count of obtaining money by false pretenses, but according to news partner Herald-Star the court accepted a guilty plea to a reduced charge.
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