Hundreds of people have signed a petition aimed to the Governor of Ohio asking he reinstate suspended Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader. “As a lifelong citizen of Pike County, Ohio, I implore that action be taken to reinstate our elected sheriff,” wrote Tami Tackett. “Although facing charges, that the majority of voters have deemed […]
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Details emerge from hospital lockdown involving reported “active shooter” situation
A registered sex offended is behind bars today after he prompted a local hospital to go on lockdown. On Tuesday, Fayette County Memorial Hospital went on lockdown at around 6:30 p.m. after a concerned citizen called police and said that they had dropped a man off near the hospital and “that he has a gun […]
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EDITORIAL: The lock down at FCMH and the “shooter” threat explained
On Tuesday, December 10, the Guardian ran an article about a lock down at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital. According to numerous people, the article from the Guardian was false. These comments by people were prompted after the local police department contacted one of the Guardian’s competitors, the Record Herald, “to dispel social media rumors […]
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VIDEO: Dashcam released in Fayette Co. DUI stop where man was killed
The Guardian has obtained the dashcam video from the DUI traffic stop where a man was killed by a passing semi. The video is from the trooper’s cruiser early Saturday morning where Jonathon S. Richards, 31, of Hamilton, died on Interstate 71 near milepost 63 after he was pulled over for speed and weaving. Troopers […]
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Fayette Co. Memorial Hospital undergoes lockdown after active shooter threat, social media reports say
A local hospital in Fayette County reportedly went on lockdown Tuesday evening after an active shooter threat, according to social media posts. It has been reported by multiple employees that Fayette County Memorial Hospital went into an active lockdown after the threat was received by a man that he was going to shoot up the […]
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Police Report: WCH Principal asked student to touch him inappropriately
A police report says a Washington Court House principal asked a female student to inappropriately touch him. It all stems from a situation where the mother says her daughter was being sexually assaulted at school by another male student. The girl was called into the principal’s office about the alleged sexual misconduct that occurred with […]
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Pike County Sheriff releases name of man killed in shooting
The Pike County Sheriff has released the name of the man who they say was shot and killed Monday night. Charlies Michael “Mike” Meadows was shot dead on Johnson Hill Road Monday afternoon, according to the Pike County Sheriff’s office. The Guardian was the first to tell you that investigators were investigating Meadow’s murder Monday […]
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Suspect information released in Pike County homicide, manhunt
Information has been released about the person of interest that multiple agencies are looking for in connection to a Monday homicide. The Pike County Sheriff’s office is looking for 32-year-old Jon-Erik Burrgraff, who is believed to be carrying a black duffel bag. Burrgraff is wanted for questioning about a deadly shooting that occurred on Johnson […]
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Ross County “car into home” is not serious, Patrol says
A media report circulating online that a car into a house in Ross County is “serious” is not true, according to the Highway Patrol. A call came into dispatch that a car had run into house on Three Locks Road. When troopers arrived, they found a car had “barely hit” a house, troopers told the […]
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Multiple agencies on-scene of a murder, manhunt in Pike County
Multiple agencies are on the scene of a homicide in Pike County. The active scene is in the 300 block of Johnson Hill Road. Pike County Sheriff deputies got a 9-1-1 call that there was someone shot in the area late-Monday afternoon. —continue reading below image— A person of interest was quickly identified and was […]