Former detainee sues over 2015 jail assault in Ohio
Lorenzo Burgess, a Shaker Heights man and former detainee, files a civil rights suit in U S District Court alleging beatings by inmates and staff at Southeast Ohio Regional Jail in 2015. Defendants include the jail, former warden Jeremy Tolson, correction officers Jeremy Berwanger and John Bateman, inmates Robert Woodgeard and Richard Losey, six John Does, and the state of Ohio. Burgess says he was held about 22 hours after police questioned him near a sexual assault case at Sycamore Dormitory. The suit details a 5 feet 7 inches tall assailant and ongoing jail misconduct claims.
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Shaker Heightsman
Southeastern Ohio
Lorenzo Burgess
U.S. District Court
Jeremy Tolson
Jeremy Berwanger
John Bateman
Robert Woodgeard
Richard Losey
Burgess
John Doe
Ohio
Hocking College
Sycamore
Kasich seeks U S House redistricting reform in budget
Ohio Governor John Kasich pushes to redesign congressional district lines using the state budget process. He cites a GOP gerrymandered 12-4 House majority and says lawmakers should apply the same method used for legislative districts to reduce partisan packing. He spoke after signing Senate Bill 319 to curb opioid deaths and noted talks with leaders on pursuing congressional redistricting.
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Ohio
John Kasich
U.S
GOP
Kasich
OU president hopefuls under scrutiny before first public forum
Ohio University faces four finalist candidates for president as Richard Vedder and Paul Patton evaluate them. Both urge community participation and timely, relevant questions. Patton urges moderators to push for big picture questions on university future amid budget cuts and a shift to a corporate environment.
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Ohio University
Richard Vedder
Paul Patton
Vedder
Patton
Oklahoma after President candidates debate age and diversity
Roderick McDavis notes age should not dictate presidential capability as candidates include Duane Nellis Dean Bresciani Robert Frank and Pam Benoit. Richard Vedder cites concern over age education and need for long range planning at OU amid a decline in rankings and demand for top university credentials.
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Patton
Duane Nellis
Texas Tech University
Bresciani
North Dakota State University
Robert Frank
University of New Mexico
Pam Benoit
Ohio University
Vedder
U.S. News and World Report
Charles Ping
Duke University
Vernon Alden
Harvard
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