COUNTY COURT
CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
17 speeding violations, 7 OVI, 1 breaking and entering, 3 seatbelt violations, 1 stop sign violation, 2 willful/wanton operation, 2 failure to control, 2 registration violations, 2 distracted driving, 2 driving under suspension, 2 left of center, 1 open container, 1 tail/license plate lights out, 1 marked lanes violation, 1 underage consumption, 1 possession of marijuana.
CIVIL CREDIT NEWS
11/1/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff Dent-A-Med Inc.
Defendant Stacey J. Carman
Cause of action: Money
For: In favor of plaintiff
11/2/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff Village Auto & Truck
Defendant Molly Kimball
Cause of action: Money
For: In favor of plaintiff
11/1/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff LVNV Funding LLC
Defendant Jamie Harvey
Cause of action: Money
For: In favor of plaintiff
CLERK OF COURTS
DOMESTIC CASES
10/19/22 (file date)
Plaintiff April White
Defendant John White Jr.
Action: Termination without children
RECORDER
October 31 – November 4, 2022
Aaron A. Richardson etux to Tappan Lake Vacation Rentals LLC, Stock Twp.
Robert Montgomery Jr. to Lynne Osting, Washington Twp.
Donald J. Rollic to Robert Montgomery Jr., Washington Twp.
Carol Jane Skukan to Jennifer A. Abbott, Short Creek Twp.
Darren E. Brokaw etal to Paul Kessler etal, North Twp.
William Bardall III Dec’d to Linda Bardall, Freeport Village
James R. Grant etal to James Talbert etux, Green Twp.
PROBATE COURT
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
October 31 – November 4, 2022
Zachary Shannon Ray Smith, 25, Cadiz, to Tonya Marie Moodie, 22, Cadiz
Urie M. Raber, 22, Freeport, to Martha R. Kuhns, 18, Freeport
Taylor Vincent Berg, 30, Bowertson, to Tayla Catherine Barker, 24, Bowerston
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
10/16 – A confusing call about a possible fight with a shooting came into the Ohio State Highway Patrol and was relayed to the sheriff’s office. A woman said she’d gone to pick up her daughter and a couple of friends from a Halloween party. Not long after she arrived, she said there was a male who allegedly began swinging a gun around and shooting it into the air. When the woman got her daughter and friends to leave, she said that a vehicle began chasing after them. Eventually, they got away and called 911 before they went home. The deputy went to the residence and found evidence of a large party taking place, as well as several spent 9mm cartridges in the driveway. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to make contact with anyone in the house. He did speak with a next-door neighbor who said she hadn’t heard any gunshots. The next day, the deputy spoke with the accused male, who said he had gone to bed during the party, but when he heard an altercation, he came out to see his wife fighting with another woman. He claimed he does not own a gun since he is a felon, but his friends often come over to the house to shoot rounds from the driveway. He said he would come into the office to make a statement on his behalf. His wife went to the office two days later to fill out a statement. She claimed that she’d stopped the other woman from driving drunk, and it became a fight. Once the fight was broken up, everyone got in their cars and went home.
10/24 – Deputies were called to the Harrison Community Hospital to speak with a female who came in after an alleged domestic dispute with her boyfriend. The woman said that the previous Saturday, her boyfriend had headbutted her, causing her to need three staples. At the time, she did not report to nurses or doctors how she’d gotten the head injury. On the night of 10/24, she stated that she attempted to leave her residence during an argument with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend shut the door on her hand, splitting her thumb open and causing bruises. She said she ran away and was picked up by a stranger who brought her to the ER. She signed a motion to get a temporary protection order against her boyfriend, and a warrant was issued for her boyfriend.
10/25 – A deputy was dispatched to a Uhrichsville residence for a male not breathing. On scene, the male was in the back bedroom, and Bowerston EMS advised he was deceased upon their arrival. His wife said her husband had not been feeling well and received medications at the hospital. They had just arrived back home when he said he couldn’t breathe and asked her to get his oxygen. He told her he needed to go back to the hospital, then fell to the floor and stopped breathing. No foul play is suspected.
10/26 – A theft complaint brought a deputy to the Hopedale Dollar General. The store employee said that a male entered the store and walked around putting various items in a shopping basket. When the male saw no one at the registers, he walked out the front door with the basket of merchandise. Cameras captured the suspect, but because of poor video quality, identification wasn’t possible. It’s believed the male is in his mid to late thirties and is around six feet tall with brown facial hair.
10/29 – Dispatch advised deputies of a vehicle swerving all over the road, and while passing through Cadiz, a deputy observed said vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. As the deputy approached, he saw the driver trying to hide something in the vehicle. The driver eventually admitted to having marijuana in the car, but he did have a marijuana license. The deputy found approximately 20 grams of marijuana and wrote the driver a citation for a suspended license and for improperly transporting the marijuana outside of its original packaging.
10/30 – Around 10 a.m., a male called to report his vehicle stolen. While a deputy was responding to the call, dispatch located a call record from around 1 a.m. from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office regarding a vehicle crash in a field in Tuscarawas County. The vehicle in the field belonged to the male caller. At the time, a Tuscarawas deputy could not make contact with the male. The Harrison County deputy made contact with the male at his residence. The male said he left his house around 5 p.m. the previous day and stayed at his mother’s overnight. He returned home around 9 a.m., and his truck was not in his driveway. He said the truck had been unlocked, and the keys were kept in the cupholder. The deputy explained to the male that if he were the vehicle operator and left it in the field, he would likely only receive traffic citations. Still, if he completed a written statement or provided false information, he could be charged criminally. The male said he was willing to make a written statement.
A man reported that three teens had thrown rocks while walking past the junkyard and had broken windows in a Mack semi and a Chevy truck. The teens were located walking down the road away from the yard. The oldest took responsibility for throwing the rocks but said he didn’t know anything had been broken as a result. The teen said he was on probation, and the deputy said his probation officer would be advised of the incident, but the junkyard owner didn’t want to press charges.
10/31 – A woman reported that a man had tried to contact her daughter. There is a protection order in place that prohibits him from having any contact with the daughter. The daughter produced screenshots of her call log that showed a number not in her contacts calling her multiple times. When the mother called the number and asked who it was, the man confirmed it was who the daughter had suspected. When a deputy spoke with the man, he “appeared to be nervous by his labored breathing and shaking hands.” He denied knowingly calling the daughter, claiming that he’d been given the number by someone on Instagram. The man was advised multiple times that he would be charged accordingly if he were caught providing a false statement. When he was told this, he would “pause and think” before answering.
11/1 – A man came to the sheriff’s office to report what he believed to be a scam. The man was contacted with an offer to buy two of his cattle by someone claiming to be Brian Graham, located in New Mexico. Graham sent a $7,000 check to the man, despite the agreed-upon price being $4,000. Graham claimed the extra was to go to the shipper in cash. At this point, the man knew it was likely a scam and told Graham he wouldn’t send the money.
CADIZ POLICE DEPARTMENT
10/22 – An officer was approached while at the Harrison Central football game by a high school employee who said a kid had been punched in the restrooms. The employee pointed out the male suspect, who the officer then pursued and detained. The officer identified the victim, who had clear injuries, and EMTs were brought to the scene, where it was determined the teen would need to be seen by a physician. The teen said he had been standing by the water fountain when the perpetrator’s girlfriend pushed him and berated him. As he walked through the bathroom door, the perpetrator started punching him. A witness approached officers with a video they’d recorded of the incident. The victim was transported to the hospital, where he received two-three stitches in his lip. The perpetrator was transported to Sargus Juvenile Detention Center.
11/2 – There was a minor crash at the Bell Store on Lincoln Avenue. The first vehicle, unit one, struck the second vehicle, unit two, as he was pulling into the lot. Unit one had some minor damage to a ladder hanging from the side of the vehicle. Unit two sustained no damage.
11/7 – Police were called to an accident involving three vehicles. The first car, unit one, was traveling down Lincoln Ave. when it went into the wrong lane of travel, hitting the second vehicle with a sideswipe, then striking the third vehicle head-on. Unit one said she had just left Rite-Aid after getting a vaccine booster shot and didn’t know why she suddenly veered into oncoming traffic. All drivers refused on-scene medical treatment. Two of the vehicles were towed off the scene.
