Wednesday, February 09, 2000
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Deputy stabbed during arrest at bar
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP — A Hamilton County sheriff's deputy was stabbed in the leg Monday night when he and another deputy tried to arrest a man on outstanding warrants.
Patrol Officer Brian Stapleton, a four-year veteran, was taken to Mercy Fairfield Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Steve Barnett, a spokesman for the sheriff, said Officer Stapleton required four stitches to close the wound and would probably not miss any patrol time.
Randy Tomlinson, 23, of Union Township in Clermont County, has been charged with two counts of felonious assault in connection with the attack.
Mr. Barnett said the department had gotten a tip that a man with outstanding warrants was at the Rounding Third Bar on Springdale Road here, and Officer Stapleton and Patrol Officer Greg Rabanus had gone to the bar at 8:44 p.m. to investigate.
Both officers approached Mr. Tomlinson, who was at the bar by himself, said Mr. Barnett. They asked him to step outside.
“As he was walking outside uncuffed, he pulled a knife out and slashed at one of the officers,” said Mr. Barnett.
As the officers wrestled with the suspect and tried to get the pocketknife away from him, he slashed Officer Stapleton on the leg.
Mr. Tomlinson was subdued with a stun device as at least three other officers responded to the bar.
Mr. Tomlinson was wanted on outstanding warrants for passing bad checks in Hamilton County and a warrant from Clermont County for escape from a mental facility.
Delhi Boy Scout meets with Clinton
WASHINGTON — A 16-year-old Tristate student helped present the Boy Scouts' “Report to the Nation” to President Clinton on Tuesday.
The report highlights achievements of the Boy Scouts in the past year and is presented annually to the president and both chambers of Congress.
Dennis Mills, 16, of Delhi Township and a student at Diamond Oaks vocational school, was one of eight scouts from across the nation who met with Mr. Clinton in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.
“He was really nice,” Dennis said afterward. “He said he was very proud of the Boy Scouts' accomplishments and was looking forward to reading the report.”
Dennis is a member of Troop 350 in Cincinnati.
City relents, gives jamboree $100,000
A month after rejecting a $400,000 funding request from the River Front Classic & Jamboree, the Cincinnati City Council is giving the group $100,000.
Five council members Tuesday signed a motion that will be formally voted on today.
Councilmen Phil Heimlich and Pat DeWine voted against the motion, saying the request was done outside of the budget process and the city shouldn't be spending money at a time each city department has been asked to reduce expenses by 2 percent.
Teen enters plea in botched robbery
A Kennedy Heights teen-ager faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to taking part in a botched robbery at an Avondale carryout.
Adrian Haynes, 17, pleaded to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a murder charge against the teen.
Prosecutors say Mr. Haynes and three other young men tried to rob Clifford's Carry Out on Sept. 8. They say the 60-year-old owner of the carryout, Eugene Clifford, ended the robbery when he emerged from a back room and shot Mr. Haynes and two accomplices.
One of the young men, 18-year-old Anthony Santino Harris, died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
The others fled but were later captured. The three survivors were charged with murder.
Mr. Haynes will be sentenced Feb. 28.
Heart unit to open on Valentine's Day
University Hospital plans to mark Valentine's Day by opening a heart failure treatment center in Kenwood.
The outpatient center is intended to teach area physicians about the latest treatments for heart failure, as well as offering a team of experts to serve patients.
An open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at the facility, 4760 E. Galbraith Road, Suite 108. For information, call 584-7217.
EPA, state tangle in manure-runoff spat
Federal regulators are threatening to withhold about $150,000 in anti-pollution money earmarked for Ohio if the state fails to change the way it regulates manure runoff from its largest livestock farms, officials said Tuesday.
In letters to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. EPA said it appears that the law is being violated because Ohio is not using the more stringent federal permit system to protect waterways from manure pollution.
Ohio is one of 14 states that does not require a federal permit for manure discharge. Instead, the Ohio EPA requires large livestock farms to obtain a state permit for manure handling.
Ohio has until Feb. 18 to tell the U.S. EPA what it plans to do, or the money will be withheld until the matter is resolved.
Partying gets 6 months added to bilker's time
CLEVELAND — An attorney sentenced to nearly 31/2 years in prison for bilking clients out of $4.5 million was given an extra six months for attending a New Year's Eve party without court permission.
U.S. District Judge Dan A. Polster on Monday added the extra time to Richard D. Goldberg's sentence.
Mr. Goldberg, of Youngstown, was under house arrest awaiting the start of his prison term when he attended the New Year's Eve party. He had attended a wedding earlier in the day with court approval.
Mr. Goldberg's attorney, J. Gerald Ingram Jr., called the new sentence excessive and said he would appeal.
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