Defense questions stepmother’s relationship with boys during trial Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in claims by the prosecution that the sons of a Harrod man accused of plotting to kill his estranged wife by conspiring to burn her house down had a relatively normal child-parent relationship with their stepmother in Hardin County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Read More
Two brothers back up sibling’s account of dad’s plot against step-mother The siblings of a 16-year-old boy who turned his father into law enforcement for allegedly conspiring to burn down his estranged wife’s home last August, corroborated the boy’s story on Tuesday in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. Read More
Teen testifies about father’s plan to burn down home of man’s estranged wife A Hardin County teenager told a jury on Monday how his father plotted and attempted to carry out plans to burn down his stepmother’s rural Dunkirk home last August. During the opening day of a trial for Gerrick “Tony” Sheldon, Hardin County prosecutor Brad Bailey said if it would not have been for the quick thinking of his 16-year-old son Garrett, Tony Sheldon may have carried out a plan to burn down the County Road 60 residence of his estranged wife, Danielle, possibly killing her and another occupant inside the home. Read More
Municipal Court Report: March 24, 2018 Joseph A. Markwell, 10830 Ohio 309, Kenton – speeding 36 mph in a 25 mph zone, fined $25. Case was heard by acting Judge Richard Reese. Mitchell Barry Scott II, 767 N. Main St., Ada – speeding 48 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25. Read More
Hardin County juvenile court news: March 24, 2018 Child Support Following failure to pay child support and failure to report proof of seeking work, contempt. hearing Feb. 14, 2018. Read More
Kentonite gets nine years for assault A Kenton man was sent to prison for nine years after he pleaded guilty in Hardin County Common Pleas Court to being part of a group of men who invaded a Kenton home and beat the inhabitants. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Ashton Dale Mundy, 139 E. Railroad Street, pleaded guilty to one count each of aggravated burglary and felonious assault with a firearm specification in the Sept. 28, 2017 invasion of Darrian Lease’s home on North Main Street. Read More
Juvenile court to be closed The Hardin County Juvenile Court will be closing at 12:45 p.m. on March 30 to allow the staff to attend training. Read More
Hardin County Municipal Court Report: March 17, 2018 Victoria L. Feltz, Lima – speeding 47 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25. Read More
Property Transfers from the Recorder’s Office: March 17, 2018 Hardin County Recorder Brenda Rainsburg released the following property transfers for February: Read More
Leader of home invaders sent to prison A Kenton man who authorities say was the leader of a group of five men who invaded a Kenton home in September was sent to prison for more than eight years earlier this week in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Peyton William George, 608 N. Main St., Kenton, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, two counts of felony assault and grand theft with a firearms specification. Read More