Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyNovember 5th, 2009 Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyCINCINNATI — In a Nov. 4 story about an Ohio bomb threat case, The Associated Press erroneously reported the length of the prison sentence.
Ohio man who pleaded guilty to making bomb threats sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prisonNovember 4th, 2009 Ohio man sentenced to 1 1/2 years for bomb threatsCINCINNATI — An Ohio man who threatened to blow up several Cincinnati-area landmarks has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Frederick Purvis, of Hamilton, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S.
Former Pittsburgh man convicted at retrial in 1999 slayings of 2 Ohio college students in Pa.November 3rd, 2009 Man guilty in slaying of 2 Ohio students on Pa.WASHINGTON, Pa. — A former Pittsburgh man has been convicted again of killing two Ohio college students a decade ago.
Man who testified against brother in Ohio shooting of rapper TI's crew pleads guiltyOctober 28th, 2009 Man pleads guilty in TI rap crew attackCINCINNATI — The driver of a vehicle involved in an Ohio gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage during a wild highway chase has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges. Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas was initially charged with murder.
Bills' Whitner gets probation diversion program on disorderly conduct case in ClevelandOctober 27th, 2009 Bills' Whitner gets probation in Cleveland caseCLEVELAND — Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte (DAWN'-tay) Whitner has been placed in a first-time offenders program with probation for three months for a disorderly conduct case in Cleveland. Whitner was arrested in April on allegations of trying to force his way past police officers dealing with a crowd outside a nightclub.
US judge sentences men in Ohio terror case, says informant sought defendants outOctober 21st, 2009 Men in Ohio terror case sentencedTOLEDO, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio has handed down prison sentences of more than 10 years to two Toledo-area men involved in a terrorist plot that the government said targeted U.S. troops. Mohammad Amawi was sentenced to 20 years and Marwan El-Hindi was sentenced to 12 years.
SUNY orders records to be protected in Binghamton athletics probe, NCAA stands down for nowOctober 20th, 2009 SUNY orders records protected in Binghamton probeALBANY, N.Y. — The State University of New York chancellor has ordered that all records be protected from destruction in the investigation of the athletics program at Binghamton University.
Judge postpones a 4th Ohio inmate's execution as state examines lethal injection protocolsOctober 19th, 2009 Judge postpones another Ohio inmate's executionCINCINNATI — A fourth Ohio inmate has gotten a temporary stay of execution as state officials and defense lawyers continue to examine the state's lethal injection method. A federal judge on Monday indefinitely delayed the scheduled Dec.
Retrial slated this week for man charged with 1999 murder of 2 Ohio students in western Pa.October 18th, 2009 Retrial looms in murder of 2 Ohio students in Pa.WASHINGTON, Pa. — A former Pittsburgh man again faces a possible death penalty in a retrial in the shooting deaths of two Ohio college students a decade ago.
Florida judge orders runaway who feared harm after conversion back to home in OhioOctober 13th, 2009 Fla. judge orders runaway convert to return homeORLANDO, Fla. — The teenager who ran away from Ohio to Florida because she feared physical harm for converting from Islam to Christianity has been ordered back to Ohio.
Judge orders Cincinnati man to stop filing suits without OK; man responds with new complaintOctober 9th, 2009 Exasperated judge tries to stop man from suingCINCINNATI — Saying the courts have had enough, a judge in Cincinnati has ordered a man to stop filing lawsuits unless he gets permission first. The man responded by taking a new complaint to the state Supreme Court.
1st of 2 Ohio twin-brother pediatricians accused of child-sex crimes goes on trialOctober 5th, 2009 Twin pediatricians fight child sex accusationsHAMILTON, Ohio — Twin brother pediatricians are going on trial on charges that for years they used their practices in a middle-class Ohio community to recruit boys for sex and bribed them not to tell authorities. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of 53-year-old Mark Blankenburg in a state court in Butler County, about 30 miles north of Cincinnati.
Former 'Hollywood Madam' gets probation in Nevada for meth, oxycodone drug convictionsSeptember 15th, 2009 Heidi Fleiss gets probation in Nevada drug caseLAS VEGAS — Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation on felony drug charges stemming from her arrest in the rural Nevada town where she lives, her lawyer said. Nye County District Court Judge John Davis in Pahrump followed terms of Fleiss' July 7 guilty plea to unlawful use of methamphetamine and possession of the painkiller hydrocodone without a prescription, attorney Robert Hill said.
Doggone! Ohio dispute over $1,000 reward for Chihuahua unleashes $15,000 lawsuitSeptember 9th, 2009 Women sue for dog reward in CincinnatiCINCINNATI — A dispute over a reward for a missing Chihuahua (chi-WAH'-wah) has unleashed a lawsuit in Ohio. Two Cincinnati women sued the dog's owner and two others for refusing to pay an advertised $1,000 reward for the small dog named Wilfred.
Ohio judge orders defendant's mouth sealed with duct tape to silence outbursts in courtSeptember 1st, 2009 Ohio judge silences defendant with duct tapeCANTON, Ohio — An Ohio judge unhappy with repeated interruptions from a robbery suspect ordered a deputy to put duct tape over the defendant's mouth. Canton Municipal Court Judge Stephen Belden says the taping last Thursday was the best way to restore order at a hearing for 51-year-old Harry Brown of Canton.
