COUNTY COURT
CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
14 speeding violations, 3 stop sign violations, 1 engine break prohibited, 1 driving under suspension, and 1 fail to transfer.
CIVIL CREDIT NEWS
12/15/22 (satisfied date)
Plaintiff Citibank, N.A.
Defendant Nadine Palmer
Cause of action: Money
Remarks: Satisfaction
12/12/22 (satisfied date)
Plaintiff Portfolio Recovery Assoc. LLC
Defendant Krista Sturgeon
Cause of action: Money
Remarks: Dismissed without prejudice
12/13/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff Huntington National Bank
Defendant Patricia A. Smith
Cause of action: Money
For: In favor of plaintiff
12/13/22 (satisfied date)
Plaintiffs Wayne Anderson & Patsy Anderson
Defendants Roy Lee Kenney & Tiffany Dawn Miller
Cause of action: Money
Remarks: Satisfaction
12/14/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff Credit Acceptance Corp.
Defendant Kyle L. Smith
Cause of action: Money
For: In favor of plaintiff
12/14/22 (judgment date)
Plaintiff Robin Hilson
Defendant Rachel Smith & Unknown Occupants
Cause of action: Eviction/rent
For: In favor of plaintiff
12/15/22 (satisfied date)
Plaintiff Steven A. Chismar, MD LLC
Defendant Ruth Yoder
Cause of action: Money
Remarks: Dismissed with prejudice
RECORDER
Raetta M. Karto to Nancy Ryan, Cadiz Village
Robert W. Hamilton etal to Gregory Abramovich, Freeport Twp.
Richard L. Meneely etux to Kory S. Fullen, Jewett Village
Andrew A. Kuhns etux to Abe A. Yoder etux, Washington Twp.
Andrew A. Kuhns etux to Andrew A. Yoder etux, Washington Twp.
Joshua J.G. King etux to Dale A. Byers, Nottingham Twp.
Craig Findling etal to Richard L. White etux, German Twp.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
12/8 – A Cadiz man called for assistance in getting back into his wheelchair. Deputies made entry into the house but had to wait for assistance from EMS. The man was asked if he has anyone who helps him out, and he said he does have someone who checks in on him regularly. He was helped back into his wheelchair, and deputies and EMS cleared the scene.
A deputy went to a Freeport residence on report of a runaway juvenile. The teen had left his home after an argument with his mother over a vape. His mother had watched him walk down the driveway but lost sight of him, so she didn’t know which direction he’d gone. She shared a few locations he might have gone, but the deputy did not locate him at any of those places. Around six hours later, the teen returned home on his own.
A school resource officer was alerted that a vape alarm had gone off in the boys’ locker room. Nobody was in the locker room, but when he exited, a teacher told him that a student had come out moments before the officer went in. The student was brought to the security office. A vape, batteries, and a battery charger were found on the student. The student admitted the vape contained THC, and the officer used a test kit to confirm this. The officer informed the school principal that he would be filing charges and sending the report to the prosecutor’s office.
12/10 – During routine patrol, a deputy pulled over a vehicle that had only one working headlight. The driver was identified as Justin Dudzik. The deputy observed Dudzik had glassy eyes and slurred speech, so he was asked to step out of the vehicle to perform sobriety tests. Dudzik failed several tests and was arrested. At the jail, he consented to a breathalyzer test which showed a .142 BAC. The legal limit is .08. Dudzik was given a court date and was released to a sober driver.
12/11 – A deputy was called to a Jewett residence about loose cows. The property owner said that his neighbor’s cows had repeatedly gotten onto his land when their owner left a gate open. The property owner said the cows had not done significant damage in the last year, but he is tired of dealing with the issue. He did not want to press charges. The deputy went to the neighbor’s home but did not make contact with the cow’s owner. About 15 minutes after the deputy left, other neighbors called in to report they saw a white pickup going to get the cows. Shortly after this, a call was made to report that the cows had been brought back to the correct property.
1213 – On patrol, a vehicle passed a deputy at a high rate of speed. The deputy activated his overhead lights and siren, but the subject did not slow down or pull over. Eventually, the subject failed to make a turn, running off the road into a ditch. The subject immediately got out of the vehicle and started toward the deputy. The subject complied with orders to get on the ground, and he was handcuffed. He was identified as Timothy Clark. The deputy found what appeared to be a meth pipe on Clark, but he denied possession of any other drug paraphernalia. Clark eventually admitted to having marijuana in the car. It was discovered that the VIN on the car did not match the plates on the vehicle, and Clark admitted he had totaled another vehicle, moving the plate to the current car because he couldn’t afford to transfer the title. Clark was cited for driving under suspension, fictitious registration, drug paraphernalia, and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.
A deputy was called to the security office at the high school to help with a student caught vaping in the bathroom. The female student had been caught leaving the bathroom immediately after the vape alarm went off. She was taken to the security office, and the vape tested positive for THC. This is the student’s second time being caught with a THC vape on campus. She will be disciplined by the school and also charged through the court. The deputy noted that this had been an ongoing issue in the school.
CADIZ POLICE DEPARTMENT
12/2 – There was a two-car accident on North Buffalo Street. Car one was stopped at the intersection of Buffalo and North Street. Car one turned left and hit car two, which did not have a stop sign or any other traffic control device in front of them. There was minor damage to both vehicles.
12/3 – Police were called about a damaged mailbox. The woman claimed her husband had smashed the mailbox because he lost full custody of his son. She did not have security footage of the incident because the system was unplugged at the time. The officer on scene took pictures of the damage and got a statement from the woman. The woman stated that if her husband didn’t end up in jail, then he was “going to end up in the hospital.”
Officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute on Burton Drive. Upon arrival, a woman came out of the apartment and said that her boyfriend, Albert Taylor, had choked her, bitten her, and pushed her around. Officers could see plainly that she had red marks on her neck and fresh bruises. She said that the argument had begun around 3:30 p.m. when Taylor had gotten home from work. He allegedly began throwing her stuff down the stairs and bit her before leaving the apartment. He returned around 2 a. m., and the argument resumed. Taylor was arrested and transported to jail. The next day, Taylor admitted to having a physical altercation but said he had not started it and had tried to get away from the woman.
12/5 – Police responded to a call of a deceased individual. A man had gone to check on neighbor, who the man had not spoken to in a week or two. He’d found the door unlocked and, upon entry, had noticed a smell that wasn’t normal for the home. He found his neighbor deceased in the basement and immediately reported it. The officer entered the house and located the neighbor with “a lot” of marijuana paraphernalia around him but nothing that raised suspicion about the neghbor’s death. The coroner said on scene that it appeared to be a natural cause of death.
12/13 – An officer responded to the high school for a protection order violation. Upon arrival, the caller flagged down the officer and explained his girlfriend had a protection order against a male who was attending the same school-sponsored event. The caller said he and his girlfriend, along with family, were already seated when the caller saw the male sitting close behind them. The caller told the male that he was not the court-ordered minimum 500 feet away, and the male reportedly smiled and did not move. The caller, his girlfriend, and their family moved seats to avoid the male. The caller and girlfriend wanted a record made of this incident, and the caller was in contact with his lawyer.
