Monday August 3, 1998
A Springfield Township man was arrested after he allegedly cut his wife with broken glass during an argument early Sunday.
Danta Hudson, 26, of the 8600 block of Bobolink Drive, was charged with domestic violence in the 12:30 a.m. incident at his home, Springfield Township police said.
Sonya Hudson allegedly grabbed a drink from her husband of five months and slammed it on a table, breaking the glass, police said. Mr. Hudson then allegedly grabbed the broken glass and cut his wife in the back of the head, police said. Her condition was unavailable.
Winton Place woman accused in knife attack
A Winton Place woman was arrested late Saturday after she allegedly stabbed a friend in the arm during an argument.
Alicia Ziegler, 26, of the 600 block of Dutch Colony Drive, was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence in the 8:23 p.m. incident at her home, Cincinnati police said.
The victim, Darryl Snow, is the father of Ms. Ziegler's son, police said. He suffered a 3-inch cut on his left forearm; he was treated and released from University Hospital.
Ms. Ziegler admitted to police that she cut Mr. Snow with a 4-inch steak knife from the kitchen, police said.
Dog lunges at officer, shot twice, later dies
A Cincinnati police officer responding to a report of family trouble shot a dog who charged at him Saturday.
Officer Michael Durrah was not injured in the 12:23 p.m. incident in the 1100 block of Yale Avenue, Walnut Hills.
When the officer knocked on the home's open door, the dog -- a 7-month-old, 70-pound hound-boxer mix -- lunged at him, police said. Officer Durrah fired his gun, and the dog was struck twice in the chest, police said. The animal was removed by SPCA officers and had to be put to death.
Police investigators will review the incident, as is standard practice when an officer discharges a weapon.
$30,000 home fire blamed on smoking
Careless smoking sparked a fire that caused $30,000 in damage to a Pleasant Ridge home Saturday evening, Cincinnati Fire Division officials said.
The family dog died in the 6:45 p.m. blaze in the 5500 block of Montgomery Road, fire officials said. The fire started in a living room sofa. No one was injured.
Concealed knife found in teacher's belt
A Cincinnati Public Schools teacher was arrested in Avondale early Sunday and charged with carrying a concealed weapon after police discovered that his belt buckle was a concealed knife.
Cincinnati police, who entered a Dickson Avenue apartment on a search warrant, found Alonzo Gatson, 58, of the 7200 block of Constitution Drive, Hartwell, and discovered his belt.
Mr. Gatson also had three outstanding traffic and city income tax warrants, police said. It was unclear why Mr. Gatson was in the Avondale apartment.
CPS spokeswoman Eileen Houston-Stewart said district administrators will investigate the allegations.
Greene Co. escapees clad only in undies
XENIA, Ohio -- Police and sheriff's deputies searched Sunday for two men who escaped from the Greene County jail wearing only their underwear.
Michael Duane Lancaster, 20, and Shawn Eugene Fuller, 24, escaped from the jail in downtown Xenia about 1:30 a.m. Sunday by climbing out a window.
They were last seen about 6 a.m. walking on a road near Xenia, about 10 miles east of Dayton, still clad only in their white underwear, officials said.
Mr. Lancaster was being held for a felony parole violation. Mr. Fuller was being held on an aggravated robbery charge and warrants for obstructing police.
Additional charges will be filed against the two today, Sheriff's Major William L. Harden said.
Ohio license tags may sport team logos
CLEVELAND -- Fans of professional sports teams in Ohio may get the chance to buy license plates with their favorite team's logo.
The legislation, which passed the House 92-4, would permit major and minor league teams to put their logos on license plates. Up to two dozen Ohio teams could be eligible.
The bill, now before the Senate's State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee, may come up for a vote when legislators return in November.
If the measure becomes law, the money generated by sales would be used to attract and promote amateur sports events in Ohio.
To qualify, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles must receive 1,000 applications for a particular team before it will begin stamping logos on plates.
"We have to work with the teams on colors, but we've done it with other programs, so we have the operation down," said Leo Skinner, spokesman for Ohio's Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The agency issues 29 types of special auto plates, including tags bearing the names of 59 Ohio colleges, Mr. Skinner said.
Motorists could expect to pay about $77.25 per plate, about $35 more than a regular license plate.
Fairgrounds fixed up, courtesy of prisoners
COLUMBUS -- When the Ohio State Fair opens Friday, six women who helped tidy up the fairgrounds won't be allowed to be there.
That's because they'll be back in jail.
Six women prisoners under a work-release program have been laboring for months at the Ohio Expo Center, getting the grounds ready for the fair, which runs through Aug. 23.
The women planted 62,000 annuals over the past three weeks and refinished 800 tables during the winter, program supervisor Ruth Barrett said.
The prisoners are picked up from the Franklin Prerelease Center at 6:15 a.m. and get a half-hour lunch break and two 10-minute breaks during the day, said Deneen Lewis, 34, of Dayton, who has been in the program seven months. It's a 40-hour work week.
"It's hard labor, but it can be fun," she said.
Toiling in 90-degree heat is better than spending their time in jail, they said.
Participants are selected based on the type of crime they were convicted of, the county they're from, their behavior and willingness to work.
