Standoff Ends as Harton Fires on Police and SUV
A Columbus man Hermando Harton, 39, engaged in a lengthy standoff after fatally shooting Elizabeth Harton and firing on a shoplifting suspect’s minivan during a failed escape from a Duke Truck Stop on I-71. Police shot Harton after he emerged with two handguns and later in a wooded cutoff near Mount Gilead. The couple’s four children, unharmed, were released to relatives as investigators reviewed the incident and its ties to a pending divorce filing.
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Suspect Harton Linked to Wife Elizabeth's Death in Suburban Ohio
In a Buron suburb, police say 39 year old Harton was fired July 8 after a September 2000 shooting while he supervised a security detail at Kroger. Elizabeth Harton, 27, was found dead. neighbors note marital stress and a split that year. Friends say he struggled with job loss and felt denied duties. Authorities stress no final conclusion yet.
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Danger Rides Black River As Drownings Continue
River drownings occur near Cascade Park along the Black River with most reports from that basin. Rangers patrol the area but jurisdiction is limited. A 16 year old from Elyria, Jamie Meehan, died after a May 2001 incident. Swimming is forbidden by city ordinance. Contact listed.
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Crash on Route 20 injures two in Defiance area
A 1993 Chevrolet van struck Dotson's van on the passenger side, flipping both vehicles. Dotson was trapped but freed, with head injuries described as severe. Alcohol test results pending for both drivers. Traffic backed up two hours on Route 20 as responders worked the scene.
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Mosquito Outbreak Prompts Near Nightly Spraying in Louisiana
In St. Tammany Parish north of New Orleans officials spray mosquitoes nightly for a month as outbreaks spread. Mosquito traps sell briskly and residents report increased insect repellant use. Experts caution that risk varies by species climate and terrain, with West Nile cases rising in several states.
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Tragic drowning claim for soon-to-be Franklin School pupil
A boy identified as Domanique Coats, a potential Franklin School third grader, drowned after being pulled from deep water and pronounced dead at EMH Regional Medical Center. His father Anth ony Coats receives emergency funds from Broad Street Burger King coworkers, with $65 raised in three hours.
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Teen vampire killer convicted in Wales murder
Mathew Hardman, 17, was found guilty of fatally stabbing 90-year-old Mabel Leyshon in Lilanfairowli, north Wales, last November. Prosecutors said he sought immortality by becoming a vampire and drinking blood. He faces a minimum 12-year term under a juvenile murder sentence.
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Missing Chinese girl in San Francisco prompts Amber Alert
Authorities search for 12 year old Yukun Jia from Beijing who vanished after a Bay Area layover with a youth tour group en route to a space camp in Alabama. She spoke Mandarin, little English, and had no known relatives in the area. Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert as details remain unclear where she disappeared.
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