ASHLAND – Jurors recommended two death sentences Friday for convicted murderer and suspected serial killer Shawn Grate. After just over two hours of deliberations in the sentencing phase, the 12-member jury returned two unanimous death penalty verdicts — One for the aggravated murder of Elizabeth Griffith and the other for the aggravated murder of Stacey […]
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A Murder in Mansfield to screen June 30 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — Richland Source and the Renaissance Theatre will collaborate to host a special hometown screening of the documentary film, “A Murder in Mansfield,” on Saturday June 30. The documentary focuses on the notorious murder of Noreen Boyle and the subsequent trial of her husband, Dr. John Boyle, which captivated the small city of Mansfield, […]
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Former corrections officer charged with sex offenses arrested in Ashland County
ASHLAND — A former corrections officer and probation officer arrested over the weekend in Ashland County has been indicted by a grand jury on 28 charges related to the alleged sexual assault or attempted sexual assault of nearly a dozen woman under his supervision. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Monday that a Meigs County grand […]
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Mansfield murder suspect arrested in Delaware County
MANSFIELD — A man was arrested Monday morning in connection with a May 3 murder in Mansfield, according to Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz. Khairi A. Bond, 22, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force in Delaware County without incident. Bond is being held in connection with the murder of […]
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Description released in Bowman Street shooting
MANSFIELD — The man who was shot at the 747 Bowman Street residence on Thursday has died, making the Mansfield Police Department’s investigation a homicide. Nolan Lovett, 32, was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital after suffering at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead a short time after. According to Mansfield Police, authorities received […]
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Bowman Street shooting sends one to hospital
MANSFIELD — One man was transported to the hospital after a shooting at 747 Bowman Street around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, according to Mansfield Police. Mansfield Police Chief Ken Coontz stated the unidentified male victim was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Scanner traffic stated the man suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest on […]
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Grate pleads guilty to 15 counts, including rape
ASHLAND — In a surprise move on day eight of his capital murder trial, accused serial killer Shawn Grate changed his pleas to guilty on 15 of the 23 charges against him. Grate is now pleading guilty to all four rape charges as well as gross abuse of a corpse (2 counts), burglary (4), tampering […]
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Mt. Gilead teen ID’d as body found in Crawford County landfill
MOUNT GILEAD — The body of Skylar Bentley, 14, was identified Wednesday morning as the individual found in the Crawford County landfill, according to a press release from the Mount Gilead Police Department. The body was found in the landfill on Tuesday afternoon. The Crawford County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene and the […]
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Body found in Crawford County landfill
BUCYRUS — An unidentified body was found Tuesday afternoon at a Crawford County landfill, according to a press release from Rumpke, which manages the site. The body was discovered at around 4:45 p.m. No one was available for comment at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office at 7 p.m. “This is a sad and tragic day,” […]
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Three administrators, two teachers exiting Mansfield City Schools
MANSFIELD — An administrator and a teacher were terminated, while two other administrators and another teacher resigned with various effective dates at Tuesday night’s Mansfield City Schools board of education meeting. High school assistant principal Fuzzie Davis and teacher Teresa Kerr were terminated, while high school principal Jose Hernandez, Sherman Elementary assistant principal Monica Hubbard […]