Friday, July 31, 1998
Cary Self, Hamilton County's director of stadium development, declared Thursday his intention to retire, one day after losing an argument with county commissioners on how to best control costs of a new Reds ballpark.
Mr. Self, a former deputy county administrator, said his decision to retire in November was not related to Wednesday's decision by two of three county commissioners to keep primary control over the construction project.
The stadium development director had suggested that the county hire an architect and construction manager for the Reds' ballpark, but have the architect report to the construction manager. Mr. Self argued that giving the construction manager more authority would help control costs, but the commissioners disagreed.
"I'm not particularly bitter about anything," Mr. Self said. "I did not take this job thinking I would be here through the construction of the stadiums. I've been working all along towards building an organization that would make my job unnecessary."
Mr. Self was hired by the commissioners for the job in February at a salary of $77,000 a year. He has been a county employee for 30 years and has supervised four major construction projects. His retirement takes effect Nov. 25.
Price Hillman, 29, 'corrupted' girl, 15
A Price Hill man Thursday was sentenced to six months in the Hamilton County Justice Center and three years probation after hiding his 15-year-old girlfriend in his home after she was reported missing. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Arthur M. Ney Jr. also ordered Raymond Hogan, 29, of the 1200 block of Rosemont Avenue, to stay away from the girl.
In April, a caller tipped police to look at the man's home for the missing girl. He was charged with corruption of a minor.
Ingels jury to resume deliberations today
Jurors today will continue deliberations in the case against Earl Ingels, the Colerain Township businessman accused of drugging eight women and then sexually molesting some of them.
Jurors sent a note to Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas H. Crush late in the afternoon Thursday asking whether their inability to agree on one count would void their decisions on the other counts. Judge Crush told them it wouldn't and jurors deliberated for another hour before going home.
Mr. Ingels, 52, faces 13 counts, including kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition.
Escapee suspected in theft of truck
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A break-in and truck theft reported Thursday at a lumber yard is believed to be linked to an inmate who escaped from a private prison.
Police were trying to dust for fingerprints that match those of Ronald Holmes, 40, who was serving a sentence of 13 years to 39 years for armed robbery, said Don McConnell, owner of Hubbard Lumber Inc. northeast of Youngstown.
Mr. Holmes is the last inmate still at large of the six who escaped Saturday from the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, Ohio's only private prison. The others were caught within two days, all within a few miles of the prison.
Police searched for Mr. Holmes in woods around the lumber yard Wednesday.
"He supposedly was spotted in the woods across the street, and right now we're assuming it was this guy," Mr. McConnell said. A witness told police the truck was seen leaving the lumber yard at 3 a.m., but the break-in was not reported until the business opened after 8 a.m. Thursday, Mr. McConnell said.
Mr. McConnell said the lumber yard's office area has a security alarm, which was not activated.
Police arrest two men, seize kilos of cocaine
Cincinnati police made what they called a major drug bust Thursday when they arrested two men in the West End and confiscated large quantities of powder and crack cocaine.
The arrests were made about 4 p.m. after officers observed an apparent drug transaction between two men in the 600 block of Ezzard Charles Drive, police said. When police searched the cars of the two men they found more than 2,220 grams of powder cocaine and 65 grams of crack cocaine.
Anthony Mosley, 38, of 1300 block of Main Street, Over-the-Rhine, was charged with felony drug trafficking and felony drug possession. Daryrel Barnett Jr., 28, 2200 block of Lincoln Avenue, College Hill, was charged with two counts of felony drug possession. The arrests were the combined effort of District 1 police officers and off-duty police officers who work special detail in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Columbus police may face rights action
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The city will talk to U.S. Justice Department officials next week before deciding how to respond to allegations that police engaged in a pattern of excessive force, false arrests and improper searches, a lawyer for the city said.
City Attorney Janet Jackson will travel to Washington to discuss the Justice Department's investigation, Assistant City Attorney Glenn Redick said Thursday.
The department's Civil Rights Division informed the city on July 21 that it was prepared to file a civil suit as a result of its investigation.
