BUTLER — Wesley Dingus’ resignation letter was quick and to the point, handwritten on a scrap of yellow notebook paper. The former mayor of Butler dated his resignation Monday, effective immediately, and noted that his departure from office was “NOT under stress but under duress.” Council voted unanimously to accept the Dingus’ resignation during a meeting […]
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Embattled Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus submits letter of resignation
Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus is stepping down from office amid two pending criminal cases against him.
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Bond set at $10K for Butler mayor charged with two counts of voyeurism
Bond was set at $10,000 on Thursday morning during the Mansfield Municipal Court arraignment of Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus.
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Butler mayor charged with two counts of voyeurism in Mansfield Municipal Court
The mayor of Butler has been charged with two misdemeanor accounts of voyeurism in Mansfield Municipal Court
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Retired Wayne County judge to preside over case against Butler mayor
MANSFIELD — The case against Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus has been assigned to a retired judge from outside Richland County. Richland County Common Pleas Court Judges Phillip Naumoff and Brent Robinson filed a judgement entry Wednesday, transferring all further proceedings to a judge to be assigned by the Supreme Court of Ohio. The order stated there […]
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Butler mayor pleads not guilty to four counts in Richland County Common Pleas Court
MANSFIELD — The mayor of Butler pleaded not guilty to four counts against him in Richland County Common Pleas Court on Monday, criminal charges that include two fourth-degree felonies, Wesley Dingus, 48, entered the plea during an arraignment hearing Monday afternoon, which he attended via videoconference from the Richland County Jail. Defense attorney James Mayer III […]
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Details emerge from investigation into Butler mayor’s collision with sex offender
BUTLER — It started with a trip to the gas station for chewing tobacco. It ended with a police investigation. Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus told police he was on his way to buy soda and tobacco at a nearby gas station when he saw Anthony Ward walking down the street near the village’s downtown on […]
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Bellville PD: Butler mayor ran over fleeing sex offender with car
BUTLER — A man with an active arrest warrant was hospitalized July 11 after Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus hit him with his car, according to an investigation by the Bellville Police Department. Bellville police Chief Jon Fletcher shared the department’s findings during a press conference Monday morning. Fletcher was accompanied by Bellville Mayor Teri Brenkus and […]