COLUMBUS — Danville’s Tycen Proper was one of two men to plead not guilty Thursday for their alleged roles in a planned attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House on June 14. Proper, 19, and Chandler Scaggs, 21, of Chapmanville, West Virginia, entered the pleas before U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus […]
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Federal grand jury indicts 8, including Danville man, in White House plot
COLUMBUS — A total of eight defendants now face federal charges related to the alleged plot to carry out an attack to kill government officials and others attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event held at the White House on June 14. All eight men were charged together in a two-count indictment returned […]
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DHS: Alleged ringleader of UFC Freedom 250 plot involving Danville teen is a Mexican illegal alien
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The suspected ringleader of the failed terrorist plot at last weekend’s UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn is a Mexican illegal alien who overstayed a B2 visitor visa, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The FBI arrested Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez in Omaha, Neb., on June 14 for his alleged involvement in the […]
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New information, photos released in probe of planned White House attack by Danville man
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story stated that Tycen Proper was enrolled at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (College on the report). The Knox County Sheriff’s Office stated that information was not accurate in its original report. DANVILLE — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has released a 211-page document in relation to the planned […]
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Arrest of 19-year-old Danville man may have helped foil planned attack on UFC Freedom 250
The arrest of a 19-year-old Danville man may have helped foil a multi-state plan to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event.
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office recovers $82,000 for fraud victims
A Knox County woman was spared from a fraud scam that could have cost her $30,000 after an alert family member called law enforcement.
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office safely detonates 64 military-grade anti-aircraft rounds
MOUNT VERNON — CH Tool & Die workers have handled various calibers of ammunition over their 79 years in the bullet business. But what they found on Feb. 13 was certainly unexpected. The company discovered four military transport canisters, each containing 16 40-millimeter anti-aircraft, high-explosive rounds, when cleaning out their building at 711 N. Sandusky […]
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Bindover hearing set for Knox County teen charged with murdering his father
MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges in Knox County Juvenile Court against Brice Hay for aggravated murder in the stabbing death of his father, Kevin R. Hay. “We have filed a motion to have this case bound over to common pleas court for prosecution as an adult,” Knox County Prosecutor […]
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Juvenile charged with murder in Howard stabbing death
MOUNT VERNON — A juvenile suspect has been arrested and charged with a Tuesday night stabbing death on King Road in Howard, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Daniel J. Weckesser stated that authorities arrested a juvenile located at the residence on a charge of murder and transported that individual to the Muskingum […]
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Knox County Sheriff’s Office to collect venison for local food pantry
MOUNT VERNON — North central Ohio hunters won’t have far to travel if they wish to donate venison to a local food pantry. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, 11540 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, will be one of four sites statewide to accept venison donations on specific days this month. For the Sheriff’s Office, those […]