Counts Against Inspector Ex-sheriff Named in 13-Count Indictment
A 13 count indictment returns against former Butler County Sheriff Harold J. Carpenter now in federal prison for two tax evasion counts. His ex-inspector John C. Burns faces four counts. The grand jury also charged Carpenter with campaign reporting failures embezzlement bribery and theft in office among other offenses. Burns faces larceny by trick theft in office and related charges. The case stems from a lengthy probe by the county prosecutor and Ohio BCI. The arraignment and trial dates will be set later.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Harold J. Carpenter
Sheriff's
John C. Burns
Carpenter
Burns
Bob Day
William Marcel Birchfield
Birchfield
Harold Lloyd Burkhart
Burkhart
West Side Pizza
West Middletown
John Atkins
Atkins
John Atkins Manufacturing Corp
Henry J. Nipper
Furtherance of Justice
Phoenix
Ariz
Gary Martin
Martin
Dale Golden
Golden
Sunberg
Chapel Road
John Holcomb
Holcomb
Middletown Area News Saturday Aug 7 1976 Journal
Local page reports community happenings in Middletown with brief notices on events, meetings, and local updates for residents. Names of individuals and organizations appear in passing items reflecting summer activities and civic matters.
Indictments Named for 10 Middletown Area Residents
The Butler County grand jury released its August report indicting 10 residents from the Middletown area on charges including corruption of a minor, carrying a loaded concealed weapon, grand theft, aggravated burglary, receiving stolen property, complicity, aggravated robbery, breaking and entering, and two counts of uttering. One additional case involved Robert Johnson of Hamilton charged with aggravated murder in a fatal July shooting. The panel heard 85 witnesses over two days, returning 29 indictments while 10 cases were ignored.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Grand Jury
Middletown
Clarence Angel
Yankee Road
Joel Bailey Jr
James F. Seta
Park Lane
Danny Morningstar
Malvern St
Earl Fultz
Crescent Blvd
John Waddles
Wayne Ave
Robert Johnson
James Wolff
Two Drivers Involved In Ohio 122 Crash
David R. Forster, 24, of 18 Sierra Road, suffered fractures of both legs and was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a two car collision on Ohio 122 east of I 75. Daniel Db Ricketts, 32, of Springfield, was pinned in his car and treated and released at Miami Valley Hospital. Passenger Thomas Ricketts, 37, Mechanicsburg, was not injured. Forster remained in serious condition in the ICU.
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David R. Forster
Sierra Road
Middletown Hospital
Ohio
I-75
Hamilton Post
The
Highway Patrol
Daniel Db. Ricketts
Springfield
Forster
Ricketts
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Thomas Ricketts
Mechanicsburg
Rest Area Morals Case Yields Three Guilty Sentences
In Butler County Area Two Court three defendants from Liberty Township and Dayton faced morals charges linked to an 1-75 rest area. Michael Bayliss 24 pleaded guilty to complicity to soliciting prostitution and received 30 days in jail. Neicey Gaines 18 pleaded no contest to soliciting and marijuana, was found guilty on both counts, and sentenced to 30 days in jail plus a $100 fine.
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Hamilton
Liberty Township
Butler County
Michael Bayliss
Dayton
William R. Hendrickson
Neicey Gaines
Two-Car Crash Injures One at Curtis Street Intersection
At 1 10 p m yesterday a two car collision at Curtis Street and Girard Avenue left one person injured. Bertram Jones 23 of 813 17th Avenue turned left into the path of a southbound car driven by James Augspurger 19 of 1711 Church Street. Jones was charged with failure to yield and treated and released from Middletown Hospital.
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Curtis Street
Girard Avenue
Bertram Jones
17Th Ave
James Augspurger
Church St
Jones
Middletown Hospital
Augspurger
Woman sues department store over alleged petty theft arrest
Judy Stokley of 2134 Brentwood St Middletown files suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking 75397 dollars from Rink's Department Store at 3200 Roosevelt Blvd. She says a December 8 1975 arrest for petty larceny, later dismissed in Middletown Municipal Court, caused humiliation and distress.
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Hamilton
Judy Stokley
Brentwood St
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Rink’s Department Store
Roosevelt
Third Armed Robbery In City In Three Days At Busy Mall
A lone gunman robbed the El-Bee Shoe Outlet at 655 S Breiel Blvd for 220 dollars in the afternoon. It followed two prior daytime robberies in three days at nearby stores, Jo Ann Fabrics and another on Central Avenue. The suspect wore a blue and white flowered shirt and fled on foot after ordering the cashier to fill a sack. Three customers witnessed nothing. All three incidents occurred in busy shopping areas with similar M.O. and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
El-Bee
S. Breiel Blvd
Jo Ann Fabrics
Lewis St
City pools set new hours through Labor Day
Ed Cox, supervisor of the city pools, announced new hours for the three pools. Sunset Pool will open noon to 8 30 p.m. Yankee and Douglas pools will run noon to 8 p.m. daily. They will close for the year at 6 p.m. on September 6 unless cooler weather prompts an earlier closing.
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Ed Cox
Douglas
Cox
Thieves Target Hunter Clark VFW Post on Young Street
Looters hid inside the Hunter Clark VFW Post at 1319 Young St after taking several items. Police promised updates as no sign of the suspects was found by the time the building closed at 2 a.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Clark Vfw
Young St
Assault on policeman leads to charges after arrest
A 22 year old man Gary Williams of 2908 N Verity Parkway was charged with assaulting a police officer during his arrest early this morning and with resisting arrest. A bench warrant for unpaid fines of 307 dollars was issued. Williams also faced additional theft and property damage reports from multiple incidents including a broken juke box, whisky losses, a ceremonial rifle, and tools from vehicles and homes. Officer Jeffery sustained scrapes and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Williams
N. Verity Parkway
Ptl
George Jeffery
Williams
Jeffery
Woman Arrested on Gambling Charges at Local Inn
Josephine Bradley 43 of 2103 Bryant St was arrested by Butler County sheriff's deputies on a gambling house charge Friday afternoon. She allegedly sold raffle tickets to bar patrons for a chance to win a bottle of whisky at the Iron City Inn 3234 Yankee Road and was later released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron City Inn
Yankee Road
Butler County Sheriff's
Josephine Bradley
Bryant St
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Butler County Prosecutor's Office
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
Doug Johnson
Jees Johnson
Webster Newton
Journal
John Sheckler
Newton
First Avenue
Verity Parkway
Area News
Walter D. Neal
Addyston
Hamilton-Cincinnati
Robert Walton
Lonnie Jones
Cremeans Appliance & TV
Trenton
Wstalla
King Kwik
Highview
Central Avenue
Turf Cafe
VFW
Wells Moving and Storage Co
Vanderveer St
Sandy Coffee Residence
Fulton Lane
Edgar Goodwin
Gideon Road
Main Street
Letha Deaton
Crawford St
Carl Roddenberry
Plymouth Ave
Central Ave
Hamburger & Cheeseburger
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