Sunday, May 09, 1999
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Men accused of having Molotov cocktail
Two Norwood men were arrested Saturday and charged with arson and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance.
John W. Godsey, 20, of the 3800 block of Spencer Avenue, and Solloum Abousaleh, of the 2300 block of Jefferson Avenue, were arrested by Norwood Police at 2:15 a.m. Saturday after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at Victory Baptist Church, 3827 Elsmere Ave.
According to the police report, the incendiary device was made from a beer bottle filled with an oil and gas mixture. There was no damage to the inside of the building, which is home to a congregation of 20 people.
Church members said Saturday that members have had run-ins with the men, who, they said, had illegally climbed on the building and damaged a new roof. They said the men had been run off the roof by church members and think the incident was a form of retaliation.
Man arraigned in vehicular homicide
A 21-year-old man, recently released from University Hospital, was arraigned Saturday morning in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on a charge of vehicular homicide for the April 17 accident in which he was injured and a passenger was killed.
Raymond M. Walling of Boehm Drive, Fairfield, also was charged with aggravated vehicular assault for injuring another passenger. Bond was set at $2,000 for each charge.
Mr. Walling was legally drunk when he drove off of Elberon Avenue in Price Hill and struck a tree, police said.
Michael Watson, 20, of University Heights was pronounced dead at the scene. Price Hill resident Sabrina Morgan, 28, was injured.
Appearing in court in a wheelchair Saturday, Mr. Walling told authorities that he had no prior criminal record. He voluntarily surrendered to police.
Unidentified body found in Ohio River
LUDLOW — Northern Kentucky police are trying to identify a man pulled from the Ohio River Saturday morning.
A riverboat worker spotted a body apparently caught between two barges about 7 a.m. and called for help, said Ludlow police Assistant Chief Benny Johnson said. The body was found near a village park at the foot of Adela Street, where a number of barges are parked along the southern banks of the Ohio River.
With the help of area fire and rescue crews, police were able to pull the body from the river. But it was so badly decomposed that investigators were not able to identify it Saturday night, he said.
What police know is that it is the body of a man, and there were no visible signs of foul play, Assistant Chief Johnson said. The death is under investigation, he said.
Sharonville chase ends in collision
With 10 pounds of marijuana in his car, police say, 33-year-old John F. Darney Jr. led them on a chase in Sharonville that ended when he struck a squad car head-on Friday afternoon.
Sharonville Police Officer Kurt Kash was treated for minor injuries. His car was totaled.
Mr. Darney of Niles Avenue in Engelwood, was arraigned Saturday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on charges of aggravated vehicular assault, fleeing and eluding police and drug possession.
He was the subject of an undercover drug investigation conducted by Sharonville Police and the Cincinnati Police Department Street Corner Unit.
When officers moved in to make the arrest in the parking lot of Burbank's Restaurant at 11167 Dowlin Drive, Mr. Darney drove his Camaro through two parking lots, over spikes police laid to puncture his tires, around a corner and into the squad car, said Sharonville Lt. Joseph Witzman.
Students arrested at University of Akron
AKRON — Police in riot gear fired tear gas to disperse bottle-throwing students and arrested 77 people during an annual celebration for the end of classes at the University of Akron.
Officers reported they received minor injuries as thousands of students filled streets near campus on Friday and early Saturday.
Some students threw bottles at officers and their cruisers. Others ignited furniture and cheered as firefighters put out the flames.
Police said they arrested 71 adults and six juveniles, mostly for disorderly conduct and underage drinking.
Celebrations in the past two years have been more subdued because of rain. The weather Friday night and early Saturday was clear.
Not all the people were from the University of Akron. Amanda Reagan, a freshman at Kent State, said she didn't want to miss the party.
“I wish that May Day was like this all the time,” she said. “We're having a blast.”
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