Lorain man charged with murder in 2008 attack case
Matthew Plas faces a murder charge tied to 2008 assault on Shawn Stevens at Carlisle Reservation Lorain County. Stevens died in 2019 from complications of the attack. Plas previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping robbery and attempted murder and is already serving a 33 year sentence.
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Lorain County
J.D. Tomlinson
Matthew Plas
Shawn Stevens
Plas
Stevens
Carlisle
Chronicle-Telegram
Duck Pond
Oberlin-Elyria Road
Lorain County Boards Accepts Grants for Energy and Water Projects
Lorain County commissioners approve a 250000 EEPOC grant for energy efficiency upgrades to the County Administration Building in Elyria with total project costs estimated at 788000 to 917000. The county plans LED upgrades, lighting controls, and 8 to 13 year cost recovery. They also secure 1 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for Gerber property water quality and stormwater detention work in Eaton Township, part of a 4.5 million project funded in H2Ohio. Work on the Gerber site is set to begin in September or October following design completion.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Karen Perkins
Perkins
Ohio Communities
EEPOC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Gerber
Eaton Township
Lorain County Stormwater Management District
Lake Avenue
Elyria Township
Lyn Ickes
Stormwater Management District
Lorain County 911 control dispute escalates between Sheriff and board
Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti claims final authority over 911 dispatch, while Lorain County Board of Commissioners attorney Matt Dooley counters that the board has operated the system since 2011 with the sheriff's consent. Dooley notes years of board-led operational responsibility under a 2011 agreement.
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Lorain County Board of Commissioners
Phil Stammitti
Chronicle-Telegram
Stammitti
Matt Dooley
Dooley Gembala McLaughlin Pecora
Dooley
Lorain County
Forcible entry dominates testimony in Elyria murder case
In Lorain County Common Pleas Court, prosecutors and defense argued over whether two victims trespassed at Chi'Sean Oglesby's 238 Washington Ave apartment before his May 23 2022 shooting. Oglesby is charged with murder and felonious assault for the deaths of Damarco McNairy and the wounding of Danielle DeJarnette.
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Chip Sean Oglesby
Christopher McNeal
Damarco McNairy
Chi
Sean Oglesby
Washington Avenue
Oglesby
Euclid
Danielle DeJarnette
Cleveland
Washington Ave
Elyria
McNairy
DeJarnette
Chris McNeal
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