Suspect seeks separate trial move for Akron plot case
Douglas Wright seeks a separate trial 100 miles from Northeast Ohio claiming co defendants’ statements to the FBI would violate his rights to confront accusers. Five men charged for plotting to blow a bridge south of Cleveland allegedly tested a dud device provided by an undercover informant.
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Early planting pushes corn ahead this year
Lorain County farmers report an unusually speedy start to the season with corn planted on April 17, three to four weeks earlier than normal. Warm, dry spring and a recent inch and a half of rain boosted stalk growth, and experts note several farmers, including John Gott, enjoying chest-high corn by mid-June.
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Elyria pair charged with bribery in theft witness case
An Elyria man Marquise Hollis and a woman Kimonique Blevins were indicted on a single count each of bribery for offering a Chrysler to a robbery witness to keep her from testifying. The bribery allegedly occurred in February, related to Hollis's earlier January arrest and subsequent indictments. Both detainees remain held in Lorain County Jail.
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Marquise Hollis
Kimonique Blevins
Lorain County
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Hollis
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Muhek
Blevins
Lorain
Man charged after wrecking truck
Avon Lake man William Muller, 18, was charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene after crashing his pickup into a vehicle and a garage door, driving into a yard, and getting stuck in a creek. He fled on foot and is held in Westlake City Jail awaiting release on his own recognizance after sobering up. Incidents occurred near 4496 Bradley Road and 31185 Center Ridge Road before 3 a.m.
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Avon Lake
William Muller
Westlake City
Guy Turner
Muller
Bradley Road
Center Ridge
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