Wednesday, October 13, 1999
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Police find escaped prisoner at apartment
Cincinnati police arrested an escaped prisoner Tuesday, along with a woman accused of letting him hide out in her apartment.
Tony Lee, 22, of the 1800 block of Fairmount Avenue was arrested about 1 p.m. when he tried to evade capture again by climbing out of a second-story window in the 2300 block of Stratford Avenue.
District 5 police officers had surrounded the building, believing Mr. Lee was inside. The officers had called for a SWAT team beforeMr. Lee attempted to flee. Mr. Lee and Jama Vincent, 25, who lives in the Clifton Heights building, were arrested.
Mr. Lee was being held at the Queensgate Correctional Facility, 215 Linn St., when he climbed over a fence on Saturday about 4:45 p.m. He was awaiting trial on numerous charges, including several drug charges. His flight sparked a 90-minute manhunt by Cincinnati police officers and Hamilton County sheriff's deputies.
Mr. Lee now faces additional charges for escape.
Ms. Vincent was charged with obstructing justice, a fifth-degree felony. Both were being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Lebanon woman begins prison term for drugs
Sheila Neuhausser, convicted with her ex-husband in one of Warren County's largest drug rings, began serving a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old Lebanon woman, who told the judge she was pregnant at a sentencing hearing last month, turned herself in to the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Ill.
Her appearance at prison came four days after a federal judge denied her bail while her conviction is appealed.
Randall and Sheila Neuhausser were among six people arrested in spring 1998 after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Federal authorities said the ring moved as much as 720 kilos of cocaine and 3 tons of marijuana to the region since 1993.
The Neuhaussers were convicted last October of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Ms. Neuhausser faced an additional charge of transporting drugs to Florida. Mr. Neuhausser was sent to prison for 30 years in June.
Officer recovering after car accident
A Cincinnati police officer was treated Monday night after the cruiser he was driving was struck by a vehicle making a left turn on Madison Road in Oakley.
Lanelle Lane, 18, of St. Bernard was driving west on Madison Road when she turned left onto Markbreit Avenue, crossing the eastbound lanes of Madison Road and striking Officer Excell Walker Jr.'s cruiser.
Miss Lane, who was not hurt, was charged with making an improper left turn. The accident occurred at 3029 Madison Road. Officer Walker was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Lanes to close for highway construction
Starting at 9 a.m. Monday, westbound Ronald Reagan Highway commuters will lose their high-speed lane between Interstate 71 and Galbraith Road to construction.
Crews will repair deteriorated sections of pavement and lay 13/4 inches of asphalt over the road that was shut down last winter because the potholes got so bad. When that side is done, crews move to the eastbound side of the highway, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Each side should take no more than 15 days to finish.
The work is the start of a $17.6 million project. Major repairs are scheduled to start in March, including building an 8-foot wide shoulder, replacing the median with a concrete barrier wall and 4-foot wide shoulders, lengthening exit and entrance ramps, repairing bridges and putting in new lights and signs.
A-Mold fire causes $2,000 in damages
MASON — A fire at A-Mold on Mason-Montgomery Road did about $2,000 damage late Monday. There were no injuries.
Firefighters were called to the wheel plant at 11:30 p.m. and found a filter housing on the outside of the building on fire, said Mason Fire Chief William Goldfeder. The filter collects aluminum dust and fiber from the plant. The fire was caused by an accumulation of the dust, he said.
Firefighters from Turtlecreek and Deerfield townships were also called to the scene. Fire crews were at the plant about two hours.
Fund-raiser set for earthquake relief
UNION TOWNSHIP — A fund-raising dinner for Turkish earthquake relief will be 7 p.m. Saturday at the Islamic Center, 8092 Plantation Drive, West Chester.
Tickets are $50.
The program is sponsored by the Tri-State Turkish American Association, Inter-Ethnic and World Affairs councils of Greater Cincinnati and Islamic Association of Cincinnati.
Speakers will include Dr. Atilla Kilinc, head of the University of Cincinnati geology department, and Dr. William C. Volcke, president of the world affairs council.
Kadir Donmez, 331-6059, and Rick Schwen, 489-4726, are taking reservations. Tickets will be at the door.
Man barred from school athletic events
BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — A man who allegedly punched one of his son's opponents during a soccer game has been barred from Bay Village school athletic events for the rest of the school year.
Bay Village school board members voted 3-0 Monday to ban George Telidis, 40, of Rocky River, from all Bay Village games.
Mr. Telidis is accused of running onto the field and punching an Eastlake North player during a Sept. 27 game in Eastlake. Mr. Telidis said later that he became upset watching the Eastlake North player pushing around his son.
Mr. Telidis pleaded innocent to an assault charge last week in Willoughby Municipal Court. If found guilty, he faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Bus driver pleads no contest in crash
SOUTH BLOOMFIELD, Ohio — The driver of a school bus that crashed and overturned on a rural highway, injuring 38 students, pleaded no contest Tuesday to failure to control the vehicle.
Beverly Hoover of South Bloomfield was fined $100, plus court costs, Circleville Municipal Court said. Ms. Hoover said Tuesday that the Sept. 29 accident happened as she was trying to pick up a sandwich bag that had slid onto her right ankle.
Ms. Hoover was driving seventh-graders from Teays Valley Middle School on a field trip to the Ohio Renaissance Festival near Harveysburg when the bus overturned on Ohio 316, about 20 miles south of Columbus. No one was seriously injured.
Prosecutors near end of nurse's murder case
BRAZIL, Ind. — Prosecutors in the Orville Lynn Majors murder trial put the finishing touches on their case Tuesday, calling medical experts who said six of the seven alleged victims died from potassium overdoses.
A confident defense team wasn't expected to call any rebuttal witnesses, setting the stage for today's closing arguments in the one of the most notorious murder trials in Indiana history. Jurors were expected to get the case Thursday.
Mr. Majors, a 38-year-old former nurse from Linton, has pleaded innocent to the seven murder charges.
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Former school official sentenced
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Body by highway identified
Butler Co. offices make huge move to new building
Condos get city assist
Extra prison time is penalty for pension fib
Formula fight latest in HMO debate
Gift expands church's work
Glitch leaves Warren Co., other areas without 911
Groups unite to demand chemical firm concessions
Law for adult business may change
Mason buys land in housing suit
Mayor's letter, plan irk police officers
Rain lessens drought from extreme to severe
Schools could have option on uniforms
Sewer foes win access to records
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