Denise G. Callahan
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Denise has been with Cox Ohio Publishing since December 2006, covering city, township and county governments, politics, courts and communities. She lives in Loveland with her husband and three sons and volunteers at St. Columban Parish.
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Judges disagree on wait time for record sealing
Judges in Butler County vary widely in how they handle requests to seal or expunge minor misdemeanor convictions.A survey by this newspaper of court personnel in Butler, Warren and Hamilton counties shows a majority of municipal and county court judges hold hearings and make people wait a year before they ...
No 4th trial for bathtub killer Widmer
Ryan Widmer’s state court appeals have ended with the Ohio Supreme court denying jurisdiction. Widmer was convicted in 2011 for drowning his wife, Sarah, in the bathtub of their Warren County home. The high court announced its decision in Widmer’s second appeal on Wednesday, denying jurisdiction in a 5 to ...
Warren County judge wants “Gangsta of Love” in prison long-term
The former pro-wrestler who is HIV positive and had unprotected sex with a dozen women in three counties won’t be serving any more than the 32-year prison term he received in Hamilton County, but a Warren County judge ensured he won’t get out earlier.Andre Davis — known as the “Gangsta ...
Civil lawsuits cost local governments millions
More than 100 lawsuits against city, township and county governments in Butler and Warren counties have resulted in almost $10 million in payouts over the past five years, a Middletown Journal/Hamilton JournalNews analysis of city and court records found.But because the majority of those civil cases were settled by governments’ ...
3 judges, 3 different results in record-sealing requests
Those who request minors’ records be sealed in misdemeanor cases will get different outcomes depending which Butler County judge presides over the case. Area I Judge Rob Lyons — who is being sued for using the wrong section of state law for years to seal thousands of records — is ...
Ex-mayor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
Former Carlisle mayor Tim Humphries’ $6.5 million federal conspiracy theory lawsuit has been put to rest.“We’re extremely pleased and it couldn’t have been a better decision,” said Carlisle Law Director David Chicarelli. “It completely threw all claims out. We knew it was frivolous to begin with. The judge’s decision confirmed ...
Former Carlisle mayor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
The federal lawsuit filed against the city of Carlisle by its former mayor has been dismissed as having no merit.Former Mayor Tim Humphries filed a $6.5 million civil suit in federal court in 2010. He alleged city officials and others engaged in a civil conspiracy against him and sued for ...
Alleged credit card thief dies in jail
The man who prompted a brief man hunt by police in Warren, Butler, Clinton,Hamilton and Montgomery counties in February has died in the Hamilton County Justice Center.Warren County court documents show James Barton, 23, of Cincinnati, was pronounced dead at around 10:45 p.m. April 13. Jim Knapp, a spokesman for ...
Kings Island adds extra security for season opener
Kings Island will have an increased police presence today when it opens for the season. Three off-duty police officers and a police canine will be patrolling the park, according to Mason Police. The extra officers were commissioned because of the bombing almost two weeks ago at the Boston Marathon, according ...
Seminar set to combat theft from nonprofits
In addition to the nearly $1 million that has been embezzled from charitable and youth sports organizations in Butler and Warren counties in recent years, there are probably many more embezzlers who have flown under the radar, officials said.Two recent notable cases — $439,455 stolen by the former treasurer of ...
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