Pickaway County Sheriff Robert Radcliff is reporting that a corrections officer was conducting a routine check of the county jail and found that inmate, Matthew A. Bahr, 36, of Reynoldsburg, OH, had committed suicide by hanging himself with his bedding, Monday morning. WBEX-WKKJ radio was the first to report the news. Medics responded while deputies […]
Posted inFayette County, FEATURED, Local News
Fayette jail inmates denied bathroom rights, forced to use sink, investigation shows
The Guardian has exclusively obtained a copy of an internal investigation from inside the Fayette County Jail that details that inmates were denied the right to use a bathroom and were forced to use the restroom in a laundry room sink while deputies played on their cell phones and watched movies — for years. A […]
Posted inLocal News, Vinton County
Man breaks into house, overdoses in bedroom
A man in Vinton County is behind bars after the Sheriff says the man broke into a home and overdosed in a bedroom. On Sunday, the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call saying that a man had broken into a house through a window and was asleep in a bed. When deputies arrived […]
Posted inChillicothe, Local News
Local prostitute drags man’s naked body into yard after sex, steals his things
A man is dead after deputies say he paid for sex with a prostitute, who dragged his naked body outside with her pimp before they stole his things and left him for dead. The Summit County Sheriff’s says that they were called to Swartz Road in Coventry Township after a 9-1-1 caller said a man […]
Posted inFayette County, FEATURED, Local News, Uncategorized
Fayette jailer resigns after being charged with dishonesty, neglect of duty
A longtime jailer with the Fayette County Sheriff’s office has resigned after public records show that he was charged with departmental charges of dishonesty and neglect of duty. Corporal Matthew Stegall, who was initially hired by the Sheriff’s office in 2005, was charged with lying to his superiors. The dishonesty charges Stegall was convicted of […]
Posted inFayette County, Local News, Madison County, Pickaway County
Two car crash takes out Sunoco sign in Mount Sterling
A two car crash Friday took out the well-known Sunoco has station sign in Mount Sterling. The crash happened next door to the fire department and had traffic driving slowly in the area while the mess was cleaned up. No word on how serious injuries are.
Posted inFEATURED, Local News
Stormy Daniels settles federal lawsuit with Columbus Police for nearly half-a-million
Stormy Daniels and her legal team have settled a previously filed $2 million lawsuit today at the federal courthouse in Columbus. Daniels settled in a mediation hearing Friday morning for $450,000 with four lawyers by her side. During the July 11 arrest, Daniels was booked into the Franklin County jail at 4:30 a.m. on three […]
Posted inFEATURED, Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
Pursuit in Pike County ends in deadly standoff
Two people are dead after a pursuit started in Adams County and ended at a Pike County gas station. It all started about 7 a.m. Friday in Seaman, Ohio at a Marathon gas station near the intersection of Ohio State Route 247 and Ohio State Route 32. Investigators say two people were shot at the […]
Posted inChillicothe, FEATURED, Local News
Stormy Daniels goes to federal court tomorrow in Columbus
Stormy Daniels returns to Columbus Friday morning for a federal court hearing. The hearing, which is set for Friday at 9 a.m. at the federal courthouse in downtown, surrounds Daniels’ July 2018 arrest by Columbus VICE officers. During the July 11 arrest, Daniels was booked into the Franklin County jail at 4:30 a.m. on three […]
Posted inFEATURED, Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Waverly
Suspended Pike County Sheriff violated bail conditions, filing says
A recent court filing in the criminal case against the suspended Pike County Sheriff says he violated the conditions of his bail. The filing by special prosecutor Bob Smith says that Reader contacted a witness who was on the “no contact” list that was provided to Reader and the court. As a condition of his […]