Tuesday, January 26, 1999
TRISTATE DIGEST Asthma attack kills Lebanon prisoner
A 45-year-old inmate at the Lebanon Correctional Institution (LCI) died from an apparent asthma attack early Monday, said prison officials.
The inmate, Ronald Hines, serving an 18-year sentence at LCI for aggravated robbery and other crimes, suffered the attack in his cell about 1:20 a.m. Prison officials said infirmary personnel rushed to his aid — followed by the Turtle Creek emergency medical squad, which took Mr. Hines to the Middletown Regional Hospital. There, he was pronounced dead.
The inmate had been at LCI since 1995 for crimes committed in Clark County.
Man shot to death; body found on porch
DAYTON, Ohio — Police investigating the weekend shooting death of a man whose body was found on his front porch said Monday they are looking for two people seen leaving the scene.
The body of Terry Long, 26, was found early Saturday on the city's west side. He died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Montgomery County coroner's office.
Police Lt. John Barnes said neighbors reported hearing four to seven gunshots about 3:15 a.m., but police were not called to the home until about 7:45 a.m. when someone spotted Mr. Long's body.
“Two subjects were seen leaving the scene after the shooting,” Lt. Barnes said. “We're still looking for them.”
Man gets 8 years for scalding stepson
An English Woods man was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for putting his 4-year-old stepson in scalding bathwater.
The sentencing came after a Hamilton County jury convicted Nathaniel Gresham of child endangering. The jury acquitted Mr. Gresham of the more serious charge of felonious assault.
During Mr. Gresham's trial last week, Antonio Pruitt Jr. testified that Mr. Gresham put him in the hot water as punishment for soiling his pants.
Police arrested him in October after the boy was admitted to Shriners Burns Institute with burns on his feet and legs.
Detectives suspected the burns were more than an accident after the boy told them, “Nate took me by the head and put me in the tub,” according to court records.
Police have said the incident occurred Oct. 16, just two days after Mr. Gresham married the boy's mother, Mairaliz Soto.
Judge Ralph Winkler gave Mr. Gresham the maximum sentence.
671st Most Wanted suspect is nabbed
Another “Tristate's Most Wanted” suspect has been arrested, bringing the total to 671 suspects removed from the list out of the 1,063 featured in the Enquirer.
William Boyles, 23, was arrested on charges of probation violation and assault.
The Enquirer publishes “Tristate's Most Wanted” each Monday. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Callers to 352-3040 can remain anonymous.
$25,000 bond for woman accused of endangering
Former “Tristate's Most Wanted” suspect Theresann Fowler was in court again Monday, this time accused of leaving a 6-year-old boy she was baby-sitting in a car overnight Saturday.
Ms. Fowler, 29, was arrested in an apartment across the street from the car where the boy was left. The boy had gone to a neigh bor, crying, saying he was lost.
Police were looking for Ms. Fowler on charges of grand theft, misuse of a credit card and forgery. She is accused of buying fur coats with fake credit cards and opening a bank account in North College Hill under a false name.
Her aliases, police say, have included Jimmishia Clifton, Jacquline Harris and Rita Fowler. She has listed addresses in Over-the-Rhine and Avondale.
She appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer's “Tristate's Most Wanted” list in August on charges of misuse of a credit card and falsification.
She now faces a misdemeanor count of child endangering and four felony theft charges.
She was being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center in lieu of a $25,000 bond.
Optometrist guilty of fondling children
An optometrist faces up to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to fondling children during eye exams.
Muhammad Akhtar, who worked at a Wal-Mart eye care center in Columbia Township, is accused of having contact with four girls.
Prosecutors said the six charges of gross sexual imposition involved girls who ranged in age from 10 to 15 years old.
Mr. Akhtar, 34, did not comment about the case after entering the plea in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
Judge Norbert Nadel will sentence Mr. Akhtar on March 4.
Prosecutors said two of the counts involve a 15-year-old who was told by Mr. Akhtar to pull up her shirt and remove her bra. They said he then touched the girl's breasts.
They said the other counts involve similar conduct by Mr. Akhtar during eye exams between July and October 1998.
Man imprisoned for burning girlfriend
“Sterling” Silver Marteen was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for burning his girlfriend with a hot iron and choking her with the cord.
Mr. Marteen pleaded guilty to felonious assault and was sentenced by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Ann Marie Tracey.
He was arrested Oct. 20 after his girlfriend, Janice Miller, told police he pressed the iron against her face and choked her.
Ms. Miller suffered second- and third-degree burns to her face and upper body.
Woman, 29, killed in crash on Ohio 133
BETHEL — A 29-year-old Clermont County woman was killed Monday in a one-car crash on Ohio133.
The Ohio Highway Patrol said the victim was driving north about two miles south of Bethel when her car went off the road and struck a utility pole about 4 p.m.
The name of the victim was being withheld late Monday pending notification of relatives.
Dispatcher in collapse case poorly trained
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — A police dispatcher had not received proper training before handling a 911 call in which she hung up on a 5-year-old boy who reported his father had collapsed, officials said.
Tevin Watkins called for help on Dec. 19 after his father, William Dillon, who has a history of seizures, collapsed.
The dispatcher told the boy before hanging up, “If your dad needs to go to the hospital, tell your father to call us,” according to a transcript of the call.
About three hours later, Tevin called 911 again, and a more experienced dispatcher talked to the frightened boy until police arrived.
Mr. Dillon, who had run out of his medication, was treated at a hospital and released.
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TRISTATE DIGEST Asthma attack kills Lebanon prisoner
Trustees expected to approve contract with UC professors
