Defendant testifies in rape assault case in Ohio
Antwan Hall, 24, testified he admitted to sex with and beating an acquaintance as a story to police and that none of it happened. He faces two counts each of rape and kidnapping and one count each of aggravated robbery and felonious assault from the Jan. 24 incident at Tina's Bar in Middletown. The victim testified she was raped and beaten after refusing his advances. Hall said the bar visit involved selling crack and that the Jan. 24 events did not occur as described. He corroborated prior consensual acts but denied tying her up or sex on Jan. 24. Closing arguments await jury deliberation.
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Dayton
Antwan Hall
Hall
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Tina
Clark St
Centerville-area
Middletown
David Swartzel
Swartzel
Details emerge in plot to hire hit man against wife
New court records reveal Christopher Rezos sought help from his parents to pay 11 000 for a supposed hit man and that authorities seized a May letter at his attorney's home. He has pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his wife and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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Hamilton
Christopher Rezos
Middletown
Rezos
Cox News Service
George Rezos
Wayne
Maj
Jerry Geier
Sheriff's Office
Geier
Deaths and Funerals Section Note
City Editor Kevin Aldridge oversees this Deaths and Funerals section with contact help line (513) 705-2584 for readers seeking notices and obituary details.
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Kevin Aldridge
Edgewood seniors move forward at 2005 commencement
More than 2,000 family members filled Princeton Pike Church of God for Edgewood High School Class of 2005 graduation. Valedictorian Rebecca Taylor, GPA above 4.0, urged classmates to run their own pace in life as she heads to Washington and Lee University. Salutatorian Eric Knapp joked about a hidden twenty dollar bill, then urged passion and balance among faith, family, and work.
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Gary Stelzer
Middletown Journal
Eric Knapp
Edgewood
Princeton Pike Church of God
Hamilton
Princeton Pike
Taylor
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Ernie Melton
Derek
Lindsey
Melton
Trenton
Doug Bolton
Bolton
Morehead State University
Kentucky
Knapp
Local seniors graduate from Middletown Christian school
Decked in blue and white the 21 Middletown Christian School seniors marched to Grace Baptist Church seeking diplomas. Many admitted they were scared about the future as they faced the transition from student to graduate in a ceremony marked by reflection and anticipation.
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Middletown Christian School
Middletown Christian Schools
Grace Baptist Church
Family shares honors honor Shelby Pettus repeats mother’s awards
Shelby Pettus, 18, received the Alex Fultz Sportmanship Award and the Hornet Award at Monroe High School, echoing her mother Marsha Nuss who won the same two honors in 1977. Pettus, a National Honor Society member, graduates with a 4.0 GPA while balancing basketball and other activities.
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Shelby Pettus
Monroe
Pettus
Alex Fultz
Marsha Nuss
Nuss
Rosa Pettus
Kentucky Wildcats
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Former official returns to Trenton's workforce
Ron Phelps, who left as Trenton's assistant city manager, returned two months after retirement to a laborer role in the public works department. City Manager Patrick Titterington said the vacant non-general fund position pays about $39,000 annually and had been open for about a year.
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Ron Phelps
Trenton
Public Works Department
Phelps
Patrick Titterington
Titterington
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