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Ohio man sentenced for accepting bribe while employed as a corrections officer

Friday, July 3, 2020 5:09 PM

Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that Marcus Henderson, 34, of Toledo was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after a trial by jury found Hendersen guilty of one count of Hobbs Act extortion under color of official rights and one count of providing contraband in prison.

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Ohio man sentenced for accepting bribe while employed as a corrections officer

Friday, July 3, 2020 5:09 PM

Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that Marcus Henderson, 34, of Toledo was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after a trial by jury found Hendersen guilty of one count of Hobbs Act extortion under color of official rights and one count of providing contraband in prison.

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Class action improper to challenge recouping Medicaid money from personal injury lawsuits

Friday, July 3, 2020 4:43 PM

Ohio law now requires a Medicaid recipient to use an administrative appeals process when claiming the state recouped too much of the money a recipient received from a third-party wrongdoer, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled this week.

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Columbus man who threatened law enforcement officers sentenced

Friday, July 3, 2020 4:09 PM

Joseph Michael Bragg, 41, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Monday to serve 22 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for sending more than a dozen threats to an Oklahoma sheriff and threatening the Columbus FBI agent who came to his house to interview him.

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Cincinnati City Council votes to mandate masks in 'indoor public spaces'

Friday, July 3, 2020 4:05 PM

Cincinnati City Council has voted to require masks to be worn in indoor public spaces, including retail businesses, city facilities and on public transit.

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Labor trafficker sentenced in Ohio for encouraging the illegal entry of Guatemalan nationals, including unaccompanied minors

Friday, July 3, 2020 3:06 PM

Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that Pablo Duran Ramirez, 52, was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment, three years supervised release and ordered to pay a $67,232 fine after pleading guilty to one count of encouraging illegal entry for financial gain.

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3rd COVID-19-related death reported in Ross County

Friday, July 3, 2020 2:10 PM

The Ross County Health District reported Friday the third death of a Ross County resident who tested positive for COVID-19.

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2 arrested on drug charges after Fayette County traffic stop

Friday, July 3, 2020 1:52 PM

An investigation by members of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force into the reported trafficking of methamphetamine resulted in the arrest of two Fayette County residents late Wednesday evening.

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Laser speed-detector results admissible without expert witness verification

Friday, July 3, 2020 12:04 PM

The results of radar or laser speed-measuring devices can be admitted in court to convict speeders without an expert witness testifying to, or noting, any prior Ohio court ruling affirming, the scientific principles of the technology, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled.

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Department of Health and Human Services announces new organ transplant guidance

Thursday, July 2, 2020 6:35 PM

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) recently published an updated solid organ transplant guideline to assess donors and monitor recipients for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections. This guideline reflects advances in transplant technology and safety that can increase the number of organs available for transplants.

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ODOT District 9 releases Highland County’s weekly construction update

Thursday, July 2, 2020 4:40 PM

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County in the next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.

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