Standoff Ends Peacefully After Deer Rifle Threat Near Amherst
Two South Amherst firefighters responding to a brush fire were held by Roy Griffith Jr. at his Hornyak Street home for about two and a half hours. Griffith, armed with a .308 rifle, demanded beer and medication while SWAT surrounded the area, but authorities kept the situation nonviolent and secured a safe outcome.
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Amherst
South Amherst
Heath Tester
Lorain County
Sheriff’s Office
Roy Griffith Jr
Griffith
Hornyak St
al Schmitz
Tester
Vigil remembers Lorain hit and run victim Jayvian Johnson
About 200 people gathered at a candle light vigil for 17 year old Jayvian Johnson in Lorain. Police said they found the car believed to be involved, a silver 2008 Dodge Avenger, near the crash site on West 23rd Street.
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Lorain
Jayvian Johnson
23Rd Street
Kelly Place
Reid Avenue
Johnson
West
Alan Cornwell
Andrea Bentley
Bentley
Ashley Brown
West 23Rd Street
Critics challenge marijuana legalization in Ohio town hall
In New Russia Township, critics labeled a Wednesday town hall on Issue 3 propaganda. Ohio Rights Group leader John Pardee said proponents failed to counter claims as speakers urged voting against the proposed constitutional amendment legalizing recreational and medical cannabis and planning ten grow sites including one in Lorain.
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New Russia
Marijuana Ohio Rights Group
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of
Lorain County
Ohio
Lorain
Oberlin
Manheim
Chronicle
Jim Jayne
New Russia Township Hall
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Evan Gooden
Chronicle-Telegram
Dennis Hevener
John Wright
Hewever
Steve Manheim
Hornyak Street
Amherst Township
Hornyak
Chronicle Graphic
Brad Dicken
Niclet.com
Was
John Pardee
Ohio Rights Group
Yourtown
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