ASHLAND — The 24-year-old suspect behind a fatal shooting on New Year’s Day has been charged with aggravated murder. Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell recommended bond be set at $2 million, and Magistrate Emily Bates accepted that amount on Friday. “This case represents a profound and tragic loss of life, and our thoughts remain with […]
Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell
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Dad to stepson’s killer: ‘I hope you die a long, slow & painful death in prison’
ASHLAND — Earl Donley faced the man who killed his stepson Tuesday morning. “I hope you die a long, slow and painful death in prison,” Donley said to Howard Walters in Ashland County Common Pleas Court. “I am not a very strong believer in the afterlife, but you make me hopeful there is a hell,” […]
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Ashland man accused in son-in-law’s murder changes plea in capital case
ASHLAND — The capital case involving an Ashland man accused of killing his son-in-law will not go to trial thanks to a plea bargain. A judgement entry filed Monday in Ashland County Court of Common Pleas shows that Howard Walters, 60, “wishes to change his plea.” Walters faces the death penalty stemming from a number […]
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Mansfield man charged with Ashland death from 2023
ASHLAND — A Mansfield man has been found responsible for an Ashland death that happened last October, according to court filings. Seth Walter Hinton, 25, faces an involuntary manslaughter charge, along with two counts of corrupting another with drugs and an aggravated trafficking in drugs charge. An Ashland County grand jury indicted Hinton on Aug. […]