Mother indicted in death of her 6-year-old

MIAMI TWP. - The mother of 6-year-old Brandon Lehn, who died Feb. 6 in circumstances that police described as "suspicious," was indicted on child endangering charges Wednesday.

The autopsy report on Brandon has not been released, and police are not commenting on the cause of death. Christina Miracle, 25, is a patient in Clermont Mercy Hospital and will be arrested upon release.

Brandon was not breathing when Miracle carried him from their apartment into the parking lot at the Pebble Brooke apartment complex, off Ohio 28, about 9 a.m. on Feb. 6. She was taken into police custody and initially charged with child endangering because of the unsanitary conditions in the apartment, Miami Township Police Chief Steven Bailey has said.

Ind. man charged in seven bank robberies

A 47-year-old Vincennes, Ind., man was indicted Wednesday on 10 counts of unarmed bank robbery by a federal grand jury.

David William Brankle is charged with robbing seven banks in the Cincinnati area, two in the Dayton area and one in Columbus between Oct. 5, 2002, and Nov. 7, 2003.

Gregory G. Lockhart, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Kevin R. Brock, special agent in charge of the Cincinnati FBI, announced the indictments.

All the banks robbed were inside large stores and similar notes were used in each robbery, authorities said.

Indiana State Police arrested Brankle on Dec. 31, 2003, in Knox County on a charge of possession of a stolen automobile. Following questioning, the suspect was turned over to federal authorities.

Montgomery PNC Bank targeted by robber

MONTGOMERY - A man robbed the PNC Bank at 9909 Montgomery Road on Wednesday, police said.

No one was injured, but the suspect escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

The man walked into the bank about 2:15 p.m. and demanded money. After getting the cash, he left on foot.

Man indicted on child pornography charges

A federal grand jury indicted a Cincinnati man Wednesday on charges of distributing pornographic images of children via the Internet.

John P. Carlin Jr., 28, faces five federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. If convicted on all counts, Carlin could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart said FBI agents arrested Carlin on a state probation violation last month, when they searched his apartment and found pornographic computer files.

According to the indictment, Carlin used his computer in November to ship files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Authorities said none of the children is from the Cincinnati area.