From staff reports

Trio jailed after gas station robbery

FORT WRIGHT - Three men are in the Kenton County jail, charged with first-degree robbery.

Police said Victor Abell, 22, of Covington, and Ronnie Thomas, 48, of Williamstown, entered the Speedway gas station, 3395 Madison Pike, with a knife and a shotgun and took an unknown amount of cash at 1:21 a.m. Police said Shawn Ross, 24, of Covington, drove the two men from the scene.

Accident expert on boat-wreck case

DAYTON - An Ohio accident reconstruction expert is in Northern Kentucky this week to piece together the events of a June hit-and-run boat accident on the Ohio River.

Samuel Dewalt of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be the commonwealth's expert witness in an accident that left six people injured when a "cigarette-style" boat hit a 21-foot pleasure craft the night of June 27, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Michelle Snodgrass said.

Snodgrass said Dewalt will try to determine some of the unknowns in the accident, such as how fast the "cigarette-style" boat was traveling when it hit the pleasure craft.

The owner of the boat that allegedly left the scene, Glenn C. Colann of the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, has been the only suspect named by prosecutors. Colann has denied any involvement in the crash and has not been charged.

Woman drowns in apartment pool

LAKESIDE PARK - A 35-year-old Verona woman drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool Tuesday.

The victim, identified as Janice Schmid, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center-South in Edgewood, the Lakeside Park/Crestview Hills Police Authority said.

Officers responded to the Derby Ridge Apartments on Blue Stone Court about 5:45 p.m. for the report of possible drowning, police said. When officers arrived, bystanders were administering CPR to the victim.