Saturday, April 29, 2000
Tristate Digest
Bond revoked for suspect in rampage
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LEBANON — A Warren County judge revoked the bond of a Franklin man accused of barging into the Digitron auto parts company last month, gunning down his wife and injuring her brother while he pursued his wife's alleged lover.
Michael Pardon, 26, was being held on a $2.5 million bond. But Judge Neal Bronson, of common pleas court, said he didn't think Mr. Pardon was entitled to bail because of the seriousness of the crime.
During the arraignment hearing Friday, the judge entered not guilty pleas on Mr. Pardon's behalf to charges of aggravated murder in the death of Shirley Pardon, 39, and two counts of attempted murder.
Mrs. Pardon's brother, James Allen of Kettering, was shot in the leg during the rampage on March 24. Charles Weaver, Mrs. Pardon's alleged lover, was not injured. He helped other factory workers wrestle the gun away from Mr. Pardon.
Stadium dispute in court next week
The Cincinnati Bengals must wait until next week to find out whether their contract with Hamilton County entitles them to manage the new Paul Brown Stadium.
The Bengals sued the county Thursday, claiming the contract gives them the right to manage the $450 million complex. County officials say the job should be awarded by competitive bid.
Judge John O'Connor said Friday he will hear arguments May 4 in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
Guilty verdict in stabbing death
A jury convicted Richard Jones Jr. of manslaughter Friday for stabbing a woman to death 10 years ago.
Mr. Jones, 41, fled Cincinnati after the stabbing and spent nearly eight years in California before authorities caught up to him in 1998.
Prosecutors say Mr. Jones was fighting with his girlfriend when a mutual friend, Rochelle Hardy, intervened by striking him in the face with a hammer.
They say Mr. Jones stabbed Ms. Hardy and fled the scene. During his trial this week in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, prosecutors said Ms. Hardy struck Mr. Jones so hard with the hammer that she knocked out a tooth.
The tooth, along with some blood, was found by investigators near Ms. Hardy's body.
The jury also convicted Mr. Jones on two counts of felonious assault. He will face up to 55 years in prison when he returns for sentencing May 24 before Judge Mark Schweikert.
Woman indicted in crash death
A Corryville woman was indicted Friday on charges of causing an accident that killed a passenger in her car.
Brenda Peyton, 47, faces one count of aggravated vehicular homicide. If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Prosecutors say she was the driver of a car that slammed into a utility pole on Colerain Avenue early Feb. 20. A passenger, 58-year-old Vince Champion, was killed.
Prosecutors say Ms. Peyton's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
Boys who like to sing can audition
NORWOOD — The Cincinnati Boychoir will hold auditions 6:15 p.m. Monday at the Choral Arts Center, 1926 Mills Ave. The choir is seeking new members with musical talent and unchanged voices to join about 110 current members.
Open to boys at least 8 years old and going into at least the third grade, the choir is a member of the Fine Arts Fund and receives partial operating support from the Ohio Arts Council.
Information: 396-7664.
Water-boil advice remains in effect
MONROE — A boil water advisory will remain in effect through Tuesday for residents south of Carson Road, excluding the Old Kent subdivision, because of a water main break on Cincinnati-Dayton Road.
The break occurred Thursday.
Teachers targets in pellet gun incident
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — A 16-year-old has been accused of firing a pellet gun at teachers leaving New Philadelphia High School, police said. No one was injured.
The teen was arrested Thursday afternoon after he fired from the second-floor window of a nearby home, according to a police report. Charges were pending Friday against the boy, who was being held in a juvenile detention center, said Scott Deedrick, juvenile prosecutor for Tuscarawas County.
Authorities would not release the teen's name because he is a minor. New Philadelphia High School principal Rick Sattler said the boy was a sophomore at the school.
Treatment ordered for gun threats
LISBON, Ohio — A judge ordered a 13-year-old boy Friday to undergo counseling at a juvenile detention center for brandishing a loaded weapon in school and ordering his teacher and classmates to the floor.
Columbiana County Juvenile Court Judge C. Ashley Pike ordered the boy to be placed in the Residential Treatment Center in Canton, said Dane Walton, the judge's assistant. The boy had pleaded guilty earlier to having a weapon in a school zone, inducing panic and carrying a concealed weapon.
After six months, Judge Pike will review the case to determine whether the boy should be released from the center, which deals with issues such as anger management and socialization skills training.
The boy told the court Friday that he was sorry for pulling out a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and ordering his classmates and teacher to the floor, Mr. Walton said. No one was hurt in the incident March 23 at McKinley Elementary School.
The boy had told police he wanted to be arrested so he could visit his mother who was in jail for violating her probation on a 1997 conviction for forgery and receiving stolen property.
But in court Friday, the boy said he brought the gun to school because some classmates were picking on him, said Michael Boske, the boy's attorney.
Grant allows health spending
The Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati plans to use a $177,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Health to expand its tracking and promotion of community health needs.
The collaborative will produce an in-depth study of a regional consumer health poll conducted last year; increase flu shots to health workers and high-risk residents; promote improved treatment of depression; and try to reduce high rates of low-birth-weight babies.
Polish writing skills in summer institute
Wright State University will hold its 11th annual summer Institute on Writing and Teaching June 18-July 21.
Workshops are, “The Experience of Writing,” June 18-23; “Portfolios and Authentic Assessment: Responding to Student Writing,” June 26-30 and July 5-7; and “Strategies for Teaching Integrated Language Arts,” July 10-13 and July 17-21.
Some scholarships are available. With the scholarship, each workshop costs $230 for Ohio residents, or $629 for all three.
To register or for information, contact Scott Geisel, (937) 775-2490 or e-mail, scott.geisel@wright.edu.
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