Friday, December 24, 1999
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Driver, 22, indicted in pedestrian death
A North College Hill woman was indicted Thursday on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of a former radio news director.
Prosecutors say the driver, Elizabeth Pease, had traces of marijuana and cocaine in her system at the time of the fatal accident.
Ms. Pease, 22, faces one to five years in prison. She is accused of losing control of her car on the morning of Nov. 21 and slamming into Doug Doench, former news director at WUBE-FM.
Mr. Doench, 57, was walking to get the morning newspaper at a store near his home in Groesbeck. Prosecutors say the car swerved off West Galbraith Road and struck Mr. Doench on the sidewalk.
Prosecutor Mike Allen said Ms. Pease, an epileptic, may have had a seizure. He said she was reckless because she failed to take her seizure medication the day of the accident, and that cocaine could increase her risk of having a seizure.
One arrest made in robbery by group
A Cumminsville man was charged with robbery late Wednesday, accused of being among a group that beat and robbed a man of a television and money.
The victim was in the home of Eric Rice, 34, in the 3700 block of Cass Avenue when he was punched and kicked by the group, Cincinnati police said. Mr. Rice allegedly reached into the victim's pocket and stole $51, police said. The victim, whom police did not identify, suffered minor injuries. No other arrests have been made, according to Mr. Rice's arrest report. The investigation is continuing.
Suspect returned here after arrest in Ala.
A 60-year-old man who tried to illegally buy a gun in Alabama, prompting an FBI investigation, has waived extradition to Ohio where he is wanted on charges of attempted rape and felonious assault, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department said.
Julius J. Ingram was arrested in Marion, Perry County, Ala. when he tried to buy a firearm. A check revealed he had arrest warrants in Hamilton County. He was being held Thursday in the Hamilton County Justice Center pending a court date.
Mapplethorpe photo overturns man's trial
FRANKFORT — A Mapplethorpe photograph helped win convicted sex offender Douglas Love a new trial.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals said Thursday that the photo was irrelevant and should never have been admitted as prosecution evidence in his summer 1998 trial.
He was charged with sexual abuse of a co-worker's 10-year-old daughter.
The photo, showing a young girl wearing a dress with no underwear, was found in Mr. Love's apartment.
The prosecutor argued that it proved Mr. Love was sexually attracted to young girls and therefore was likely to have molested the girl.
Over defense objections, Boone Circuit Judge Jay Bamberger allowed the evidence to be admitted, saying it showed motive or inclination.
However, the appeals court said the picture wasn't relevant because no one linked it to this specific case.
Mr. Love was sentenced to four years in prison. He has been out of jail while the appeal was pending.
“I can't wait” to tell him, Mr. Love's lawyer, Marcus Carey, said Thursday. “Guess what? Merry Christmas — we won.”
Mr. Mapplethorpe's works included portraits, flowers and nude images of gay men.
His photos caused a stir in 1990 when downtown Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center presented an exhibit of the late artist's work. The museum and its director fought obscenity charges and won.
3 accused of using fake money at mall
Three people from Columbus, Ohio, were arrested this week and charged with trying to use counterfeit money at Tri-County Mall.
Anthony Morris, 36, was charged with forgery and falsification. He was being held Thursday evening in the Hamilton County Justice Center in lieu of $51,000 cash bond. Robert Reed, 34, was charged with complicity to commit forgery. He was released from the Justice Center Thursday morning after having a $50,000 cash bond posted. Also arrested was Shani Sampson, 18. Charges against her were dropped Wednesday, a spokeswoman from the Justice Center said.
Springdale Police Sergeant Andy Davis said the fake money was discovered Monday when Mr. Morris tried to buy shoes at Footaction USA using eight $20 bills. The clerk thought the bills felt odd and wrote on them with a pen that has ink that turns brown on fake money.
Mall security and Springdale police officers recovered five counterfeit $100 bills and 10 fake $20 bills, Sgt. Davis said. Police also found a loaded 9mm handgun in the trio's car. Sgt. Davis said it appeared the money had been copied using a color laser printer.
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