Amherst Township man charged with felonious assault in Route 58 shooting
Nicholas DeJesus, 27, faces felonious assault charges after allegedly shooting a 32 year old woman driving a Rising Sun Centers LLC van on state Route 58 near Middle Ridge Road following a road rage incident. The victim, Cassie Cisar, survived and is hospitalized with unknown condition.
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Amherst Township
Nicholas DeJesus
Rising Sun Centers LLC
Middle Ridge Road
Route 58
DeJesus
GoFundMe
Cassie Cisar
Lorain County
Cisar
Susan Widener
Rising Sun Centers
Cooper Foster Road
South Broadway
Flowerama
Torres
Amherst
Oberlin
Oberlin Schools
Melissa Linebrink
Langston Middle School
Elyria clash over Reaser Pointe development plan
Elyria City Councilman Andrew Lipian and Law Director Amanda Deery sparred over the status and financing of the Reaser Pointe project in southwest Elyria. The dispute includes timelines for city DBR Commercial Realty communication and questions about county involvement in a $20 million mixed-use development and a related TIF. DBR, led by Dan Reaser, has sued the city over road work and alleged failure to honor a 2023 agreement amid a five year dispute on a development deal.
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Andrew Lipian
Amanda Deery
Elyria
DBR Commercial Realty
Reaser Pointe
DBR
Dan Reaser
Reaser Pointe Crossing
Judge to rule on motions to drop murder charges
Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo questioned Matthew Plas' former defense attorney Kenneth Lieux in Common Pleas Court on a hearing about whether the murder charges against Plas should be dismissed. The defense said a 2009 plea agreement could affect the new charges, while Cillo contends no deal exists to bar charges if Stevens died.
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Lorain County
Tony Cillo
Matthew Plas
Common Pleas Court
Melissa Kobasher
Kenneth Lieux
Lieux
Plas
Shawn Stevens
Cillo
Stevens
Avon considering buying old Village School for new city hall
Avon City Council introduced an ordinance to buy the Avon Village School building at 36600 Detroit Road for 1.7 million to solve space issues and preserve a historic site. The purchase, by Mayor Bryan Jensen, would come from the general fund and requires council approval in coming weeks.
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Avon
Avon Village
Bryan Jensen
Avon Schools
Detroit Road
Board of Education
Avon Heritage Elementary
Jensen
Chester Road
Center Road
City Hall
Council
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