GALION — The Galion Community Theater will host “The Eyes of Freedom: Lima Company Memorial” from July 1 through July 3. The memorial was painted by Anita Miller in 2008, just short of three years after the news hit home: 23 marines belonging to the 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment’s Lima Company and others were […]
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Bank robbery: Here’s what makes it among the dumbest of crimes
MANSFIELD — There might be more inane crimes to commit, but bank robbery is right up near the top. According to FBI numbers, bank robberies have been on a national downward slope since 2008. But every time it happens close to home, those numbers seem to vanish and the most important thing becomes catching the […]
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Convicted murderer Jones sentenced 28 yrs. to life
MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s latest convicted murder, Austin Jones, was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison by Judge James DeWeese Monday afternoon. The sentencing followed a four-day jury trial, after which the jury found Jones guilty of the murder of Cedric Daniels, the attempted murder of Brianna Daniels, and felonious assault with two gun […]
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Gorman Nature Center gets busy with bees
MANSFIELD — President Barack Obama published a fact sheet in June 2014 aimed at educating the general public on decreasing pollinator populations in the United States. As a result, a buzz has grown surrounding the honeybee and other pollinators. Gorman Nature Center Executive Director Jason Larson decided last year to respond to that buzz. His […]
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Man with razors arrested Saturday
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man, Douglas Long, 69, was arrested by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Saturday afternoon for making threats with razor blades to an employee and patrons at a local restaurant. Upon arrival to the scene, deputies reported Long hiding his hands in a McDonald’s bag. The deputy made the arrest without trouble, […]
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Jones guilty of murder, all counts
MANSFIELD — Austin Jones was found guilty of murder and attempted murder, according to a Richland County jury on Thursday afternoon. After a three-and-a-half-hour deliberation, the five-man, seven-woman panel convicted Jones of murder in the death of Cedric Daniels and attempted murder in the shooting of Brianna Daniels. The trial lasted four days and included […]
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Murder suspect testifies to details of shooting death
MANSFIELD — Austin Jones testified Wednesday that he was defending himself on the night he shot Cedric Daniels in the chest. Jones, 21, is charged with murder, attempted murder, felonious assault and having a weapon under disability in connection with the shooting death of Daniels on Nov. 3 at 112 Cleveland Ave. According to the […]
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Witness tells how detectives arrested Mansfield murder suspect
MANSFIELD — “Oh my God, that’s him.” According to Mansfield Police Department’s Detective Richard Miller, those were the words of his confidential informant the day he and Sergeant Kenneth Carroll arrested Austin Jones — the alleged killer of Cedric Daniels, 25, of Mansfield. Jones, 21, is charged with murder, attempted murder, felonious assault and having […]
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MPD seeks assistance to locate robbery suspect
MANSFIELD — As of Monday afternoon, the man who robbed the Richland Bank on Cook Road Friday is still at large. The Mansfield Police Department obtained the above photo Monday to release to the public. The Mansfield Division of Police Major Crimes Unit Detectives along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for any […]
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Murder trial to resume Tuesday with forensic evidence
MANSFIELD — A Richland County murder trial will resume Tuesday morning when Prosecutor Bambi Couch Page brings forensic witnesses to Judge James DeWeese’s bench. Austin Jones, 21, is charged with murder, attempted murder, felonious assault and having a weapon under disability for an incident on Nov. 3 at 112 Cleveland Ave. that left Cedric Daniels, […]