Charges dismissed against witness in foster child death
A Kentucky judge dismissed an evidence tampering charge against Amy Baker, a key witness in the Ohio foster child murder case, after ruling prosecutors erred in negotiations over immunity from Clermont County for Kentucky proceedings. The ruling centers on whether Ohio immunity would be honored by Mason County.
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Lewis Nicholls
Amy Baker
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Mason County
Baker
Marcus Fiesel
Juris
John Estill
Carrolls
Fiesel
Cincinnati
Stacey Lanning
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Twin's death case links twin to alleged robbery
Franklin County prosecutors say Derris Lewis did not fire the gun that killed his twin brother who attempted to defend their mother during a Jan. 18 apartment robbery. The 18 year old faces a juvenile delinquency count of aggravated murder, with judges delaying a determination on trial as an adult to March 12. Denris Lewis also faces two juvenile counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping.
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Derris Lewis
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Ron O’brien
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Franklin County Juvenile Court
Denris Lewis
Federal money short for Ohio flooding study plan
Findlay and Ottawa along the Blanchard River seek an Army Corps study to address repeated floods. Each study costs 600000 with 250000 local shares. Congress has provided less than half. Officials expect two years to complete, with work starting after funding and dirt turning.
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Ottawa
Blanchard River
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Corps
Congress
Phil Berkeley
Jeff Loehrke
George Voinovich
Rohio
Voinovich
Pete Lehnert
Blanchard
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