Murder charge shocks Avon parishioner and town
The Rev Arthur Egan of St Marys of the Immaculate Conception in Avon expresses shock as Greg DeChant 21 is charged with aggravated murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents Leonard and Arlene DeChant. Police report a six week probe, Greg underwent a polygraph, and he will be arraigned Monday in Avon Lake Municipal Court while held in Lorain County Jail.
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Arthur Egan
St. Mary’s of the Immaculate ‘Conception
Leonard
Arlene DeChant
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DeChant
Michael Gareau
Greg
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Garean
Avon Lake
Lorain County
White
Doug Brill
Prison sought for molester in Lorain County case
Elyria Ohio assistant county prosecutor seeks maximum sentences for Gerald Smithberger 44 Amherst in three counts of gross sexual imposition. Smithberger a longtime Amherst Little League coach pleaded no contest and will be sentenced Monday afternoon after being found guilty on three charges. Prosecutor Rosenbaum labeled him a robber and child molester and urged prison terms of 3 to 10 years on each count despite defense highlighting past youth work and counseling.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Common Pleas
Adrian Bedeski
Gerald Smithberger
Rainbow Dr
Amherst
Smithberger
Patrol admits it erred by not sending car in fatal crash
Massillon district patrol investigation finds a unit should have been dispatched after a Route 303 crash killed 23 year old Sandy Ledford. The crash near North Ridgeville occurred about 1 30 am and her car overturned in tall grass. the body was found at dawn.
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Highway Patrol
North Ridgeville
Warren Davies
Massillon District Post
Stanley J.) Chalmers
Sandy Ledford
Wallace Blvd
Chalmers
Center Rd
Davies
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Panorama
Westlake
Valley City
Johannesburg rioting after hanging of black man
Enraged mobs rampaged through downtown Johannesburg following the hanging of Benjamin Malaise, a Black poet and upholsterer convicted of killing a Black policeman. Police reported stabbings of two officers and assaults on whites including a child, with seven rioters arrested by Friday night.
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South Africa
Benjamin Malaise
Moloise
African National Congress
Pretoria Central
Philipus Selepe
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A fragmentary note reads CHEF . THE STAL SOFTEST Oey is Saturday with unclear context about events or names. The readable bits suggest a chef related item or schedule tied to a Saturday designation but lack full details.
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