Saturday, April 08, 2000
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Suspects sought in shooting, robbery
Two suspects are still at large after stealing a car and shooting the driver early Friday outside a Roselawn nightclub.
Two men entered a vehicle operated by Dexter L. Thomas, 33, of Bond Hill, near Vito's bar. The suspects ordered Mr. Thomas out of the car, hit him several times in the neck and upper body and shot him, causing a grazing wound in the back, Cincinnati Police said.
One suspect ran off, and the other drove off in Mr. Thomas' 1995 vehicle, which is burgundy. The incident took place at 2:34 a.m. Friday. The suspects are wanted for aggravated robbery of an automobile.
Police say woman endangered children
A Price Hill woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after leaving her two children home alone from 8 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., Cincinnati Police said.
Carolyn Baker, 30, was charged with two counts of endangering children after her daughter, 2, was found by police on the sidewalk in the 2500 block of Warsaw Avenue. Ms. Baker also left her 10-year-old son at home, police said.
Man faces charge in March 28 death
A Cincinnati man was arrested Thursday and charged with involuntary manslaughter, stemming from an altercation in a bar and the death of Ted Singler, 67.
William C. Poole, 39, of the 1700 block of Gellenbeck Street, West Price Hill, allegedly struck Mr. Singler in the face with a closed fist at Pal's Lounge, 4231 Harrison Ave., Bridgetown, on March 28.
A Cincinnati Police report said the blow knocked Mr. Singler “to the ground causing his death.”
Testimony finished in Sheppard trial
CLEVELAND — Testimony concluded Friday in the trial aimed at settling the question of whether Dr. Sam Sheppard bludgeoned his wife, Marilyn, to death in 1954.
Lawyers for Sam Reese Sheppard, the couple's only child, rested their rebuttal case Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Mr. Sheppard is suing the state of Ohio, claiming his father was wrongfully imprisoned for his mother's slaying.
Judge Ronald Suster scheduled closing arguments for Tuesday. The trial began Jan. 31.
Mrs. Sheppard was beaten to death in her bed at the couple's home on Lake Erie on July 4, 1954.
Dr. Sheppard, who insisted that a bushy-haired intruder killed his wife and knocked him unconscious, was convicted of murder and spent almost 10 years in prison before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the verdict. He was acquitted at a retrial and died in 1970.
Mr. Sheppard believes a window washer for his family at the time of the slaying named Richard Eberling was the real killer. County prosecutors, who are defending the state, say the doctor was the murderer.
Doctor accused of raping second patient
ELYRIA, Ohio — A doctor already accused of raping a patient with multiple sclerosis has been charged with raping a second patient at EMH Regional Medical Center who wasn't capable of resisting the attack.
Dr. Ashok Ramadugu, 41, who specializes in critical care, internal medicine and pulmonary care, was charged with two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.
“This surprises me greatly,” said John Haynes, the attorney for Dr. Ramadugu. “I'm stunned because I think he's innocent.”
Hospital spokeswoman Lois Koehler said she did not know details of the investigation.
Dr. Ramadugu is accused of attacking both women in rooms at the hospital in Elyria, about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland.
The new indictment comes a year after he was charged in an indictment of raping a woman who has multiple sclerosis. That case was to go to trial Monday, but it has been postponed.
The victim described in the year-ago charge has sued Dr. Ramadugu, and the civil case is pending before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Lynett M. McGough.
Lorain County Prosecutor Gregory A. White said Thursday the patient who is key to the new charge “wasn't capable of resisting” the alleged attack in March 1998. He declined to discuss her illness or Dr. Ramadugu's role in caring for her then.
But Mr. White said the woman identified Dr. Ramadugu in a police lineup this week.
In interviews with police, Dr. Ramadugu has said he did nothing wrong. In court filings last week concerning the initial charge, he said he was either with his family, shopping, treating other patients or eating at a restaurant at the time of that alleged attack May 1, 1998.
But the prosecution claims to have linked a bite mark on the victim to the doctor.
Dr. Ramadugu has been on a leave of absence from the hospital since he was initially charged with rape.
FBI won't comment on alleged mob payoffs
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The FBI says it cannot comment on allegations by U.S. Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, that former agents may have taken mob payoffs because it's so far in the past.
Van Harp, FBI special agent in charge of the bureau's Cleveland office, said Thursday he could not comment on any allegations of corruption by past agents.
“That is so long ago in the past that none of the personnel are on active duty and I have no idea” if there was any corruption, Special Agent Harp said.
Mr. Traficant, who is the target of a federal anti-corruption investigation, has asked the U.S. Justice Department for documents about alleged mob bribes to federal agents years ago.
Mr. Traficant said he was told nearly 20 years ago that an FBI supervisor in Youngstown had been taking mob bribes. He didn't specify why he raised the issue at this point.
Police arrest 10 in OTR drug sweep
The Cincinnati Police Division conducted a drug sweep of Over-the-Rhine on Tuesday and made nine felony arrests and one misdemeanor arrest.
Police also recovered 5,851 grams of marijuana, 2 grams of crack cocaine, $8,860, $3,500 in counterfeit money, a Dodge Ram vehicle and a handgun, police said Friday.
Charity auction to help fight disease
Kyle Spencer Hesselbrock, 2, of Deerfield Township, died in July from Tay-Sachs, a rare, deadly disease. Before his death, and since, family members have worked to raise thousands of dollars in the battle against the disease.
To continue their fund-raising efforts, family members, with the help of the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Inc., will sponsor a charity auction at 8 a.m. April 15 at 8920 Beckett Road in Butler County's Union Township.
Organizers are soliciting donations of new or used items for the auction. Household goods, tools, exercise equipment, and business and restaurant services are needed. Gift certificates are also welcomed. For information, call Spencer Traub at 683-7486.
"Sermon' production will benefit needy
Linwood Masonic Lodge No. 567 will present a dramatization of the Sermon on the Mount at 7 p.m. today, at 4784 Eastern Ave.
The event is free to the public. Refreshments will be served. Canned goods will be accepted for distribution to the needy. For information, call Tim Skirvin at 731-1981.
Holiday tradition goes on auction block
Winter returns for a day
Teachers must have lots of heart
City's policy on OT questioned
Consultant owed city back taxes
Council barred from meeting in secret
Bengals' ticket guarantee fought
Mooney will head state teachers union
Murder suspect ends standoff
Quints' sleep-deprived parents still smiling
Sculptures in sand made at aquarium
New warning sirens cover most of Kenton County
No tolerance for zero tolerance
Peace Bell soon to be rung daily
Inmate's aunt held in scheme
Student council money missing
UC-Ohio State cooperation stressed at board meeting
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Passionate conductor inspires CSO players
Reserve time for Cincinnati Flower Show lectures, teas
Queen City's moments to shine reflected in book
Another sad chapter in Hamilton
Community march scheduled for Easter
Denied phone call, county inmate sues
FBI to check killers' history
Governor's home in need of repairs
Mallory wants charter school data released
Monroe board to be decided
Parents rally fight over board
Police to look into blank tape
Purple Heart chapter started
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