Saturday, May 2, 1998
Cincinnati police say it was the latest case of road rage: A driver wouldn't let a woman change lanes, so she got out of her car and punched his face.
Drachonetez Stegall, 26, of the 2500 block of Hansford Place in South Fairmount, was held at the Hamilton County Justice Center overnight Thursday.
Police said she was driving westbound on Central Parkway and cut the other driver off during a lane change. He got out of his car and called her a curse word, so she took a swing at the left side of his face, police said.
If convicted of assault, Ms. Stegall faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Final OK given to put sewage in Rocky Fork
Foes of a plan to pour millions of gallons of treated sewage into Rocky Fork Lake have lost their battle.
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it issued the final wastewater discharge permit to Highland County.
OEPA said the new sewage system will collect and treat up to 300,000 gallons a day and discharge treated water into Rocky Fork Creek and lake.
OEPA conceded that treated sewage "could cause limited degradation" of the creek and lake but it said this would not compromise human health or aquatic life.
OEPA said the sewage system would resolve problems of sewage leaking into lakeside residences.
Franklin dentist gets jail for evading taxes
Franklin dentist Thomas F. Keller was sentenced Friday to prison, home confinement and payment of taxes he tried to evade.
Dr. Keller, 45, of Martz Paulin Road, was charged with failing to file returns for 1993, 1994 and 1995, and failing to pay his federal income taxes for those years. A plea bargain reduced that to an admission of guilt for one year.
U.S. District Judge Sandra S. Beckwith sent Dr. Keller to prison for five months, to be followed by five months' home confinement. She ordered him to repay $17,046.
IRS said Dr. Keller used a trust, silver bullion purchases and Christian Patriot Association Services in Boring, Ore., to evade taxes.
Ex-cop charged with firing gun during fight
A former Lincoln Heights and Arlington Heights police officer was arrested Thursday in Springfield Township, accused of firing a gun in a yard during an argument with his sister.
Terence McMillan, 38, of the 1000 block of Vacationland Drive in Springfield Township, is charged with domestic violence, inducing panic and using weapons while intoxicated.
Police say he fired a .45-caliber semiautomatic gun in the front yard of 8519 Foxcroft Drive on Thursday night.
His appearance in Hamilton County Municipal Court was continued until Tuesday pending a clinical evaluation.
Party to collect money for woman hurt in fall
LOCKLAND -- A benefit will be held Sunday for Debra Likovic, who was injured in a fall last month.
The benefit is sponsored by ABATE of Ohio Inc. (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education). Ms. Likovic, 35, of Reading, is an ABATE officer.
She suffered crushed vertebrae, a skull fracture and a broken neck, jaw and collarbone when she fell from steps. She is recovering at the Drake Center in Hartwell.
Donations will be collected at the door. The benefit -- noon-2:30 a.m. at the Dog House Lounge, 305 E. Wyoming Ave. -- features food, raffles, a DJ and local bands.
Police seek Calif. man in birthday slaying
Cincinnati homicide investigators have filed a murder warrant against a suspect in the Feb. 25 shooting death of Thomas Dukes Jr. of Over-the-Rhine.
Mr. Dukes died on his 26th birthday outside Fast Freddie's on Walnut Street in Over-the-Rhine.
On Friday, investigators filed a murder warrant against Hakim Payton Kent, 21, of Pasadena, Calif. He remains at large.
Another man, Mailon "Lear" Curtis, 27, of Mount Auburn has been charged with complicity to murder.
Stadium workers may undergo drug testing
The construction of the Bengals' stadium will be a drug-free workplace project, Hamilton County commissioners announced Thursday. Starting Monday, a drug-testing policy administered by the Health Alliance will ensure workers aren't using drugs or alcohol.
County officials estimate the drug-testing policy could apply to as many as 5,000 employees and contractors during construction.
