Courtney Montague

More On That Chase

The Ohio State Highway Patrol releases the identities of the three suspects, arrested following an incident near Bluffton that left a police officer dead. Emin Johnson, 20, of Euclid, is being held at the Hancock County Justice Center in Findlay on a preliminary charge of involuntary manslaughter. Zachary Love, 21, …

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A Deadly Chase

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has the third suspect in custody…after a Bluffton Police officer was killed. It all started in the early morning hours on Thursday…officers spot a dark-colored sedan, traveling at a high rate of speed on state Route 23 northbound. They couldn’t catch up to the suspects. …

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More Money For Cops

Governor, DeWine joined Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost to announce a joint initiative that will give local police officers increased access to valuable technology…all to help them identify criminals responsible for deadly shootings and other incidents of gun violence in the state. As part of the new initiative, $10.5 million …

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Busted.

A University of Toledo student and her boyfriend are sentenced to home detention and probation before a federal judge in Washington…for their role in riot on the U.S. Capitol, last year. Madison Pettit and Gabriel Burress pled guilty to misdemeanor counts of parading, demonstrating, and picketing in a U.S. Capitol …

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Charles L. Parsons, 76

Charles L. Parsons, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:28 A.M. on Friday, March 31, 2022, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Parsons was a lifelong farmer and had been maintenance manager at Glenwood Estates in Napoleon, Ohio, for many years. …

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Stephen A. Baden, 62

Stephen A. Baden, 62, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio.  Stephen was born February 24, 1960, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Albert and M. Charlotte (West) Baden.  He was a 1978 graduate of Fairview High …

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Magitt In Court

Two people…charged in a burglary and assault case, last year at a Defiance apartment complex have entered pleas. Leviticus Magitt…originally indicted for attempted murder…pleads guilty to felonious assault. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and his bond was continued. Sentencing is scheduled for May 10th. His co-defendant, Dylan Brown, pled guilty …

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Body IDd

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office identifies the body found in the Sherman Cemetery at the intersection of Rd 179 and Rd 140 on Wednesday. It’s 29-year-old, Jared Hernandez, from Defiance. The case continues. Detectives ask if you know anything about this to give officers in Paulding County a call.

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More On The Map Flap

A federal court panel on Wednesday decided not to delay Ohio’s May 3 primary…for now. The bench in Columbus reserved the right to intervene…perhaps by moving the primary to Aug. 2…if the state doesn’t resolve its redistricting chaos, by April 20. Legislative and congressional maps that were supposed to be …

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Marsha Kay Snyder, 80

Marsha Kay Snyder, 80, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. She was born on November 10, 1941 in Montpelier to Oren and Marjorie (Eager) Mason. Marsha graduated from Montpelier High School and went on to obtain her cosmetology license from the …

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