Tag: crime
64 Holstein calves stolen in ‘highly coordinated’ Ohio livestock heist
Mercer County Sheriff investigates the theft of 64 Holstein calves worth up to $128K. Officials warn of a potential black market amid record cattle prices.
West Virginia miners die within 24 hours at separate mines
Two coal miners in West Virginia died less than 24 hours apart in separate workplace accidents at mines in Raleigh and Marshall counties.
Ohio pole barn contractor gets prison time for defrauding consumers
Ryan C. Needels, owner of Clear View Construction, in Marion, Ohio, was sentenced to 17 to 22 years in prison after defrauding consumers of more than $400,000.
At hearing, experts share how Amish woman lost her sanity
Following a tragic incident last year at Atwood Lake, a judge ordered Ruth Miller to a secure state psychiatric hospital. Experts testified at hearing last week that an improper medical diagnosis and severe, untreated mental illness led to the delusions that resulted in the deaths of her young son and husband.
Two Ohio men face federal charges in deer smuggling scheme
A West Virginia hunting ranch manager and two Ohio men face federal charges for a multi-state conspiracy to illegally transport deer without health certificates.
Ohio Amish woman found not guilty by insanity in son’s drowning...
Ruth Miller, of Millersburg, Ohio, was found not guilty by reason of insanity after experts cited severe mental illness. She was charged in the drowning death of her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake campground last summer.
Columbus woman charged in online auction bid-rigging scheme
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the indictment of Lindsay Klein (aka Lindsay Leslie) following a joint investigation into her business, Priceless Discoveries. Klein is accused of running a shill bidding scheme that artificially inflated online auction prices.
Police investigating remains of four horses found in Salem, Ohio stables
Skeletal remains of four horses were found at Ohio’s former Pure Gold Stables, sparking an animal cruelty investigation and community outrage.
Suspect arrested for Sippo Lake fire
A male suspect is being charged with one count of felony arson and two counts of felony vandalism for setting a fire at Sippo Lake Park March 25.
W.Va. man charged with felony over bacon theft
According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Cody J. Lucey, of Glen Easton, West Virginia, was caught on surveillance video switching tags from the grand champion bacon with that of another student’s.
