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Bank Robbery
February 24, 2023 at 1147 hours, dispatch received a call of a bank robbery at People’s Bank Drive Thru in the 900 blk of Chillicothe St. The suspect did brandish a knife to the teller. A description was given to patrol who located the suspect in the 500 blk of Chillicothe St and he…
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SHANE A. TIEMAN PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO February 27, 2023 PRESS RELEASE Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the January term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on February 24 and returned _5 __Public Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: Sueann…
Read MoreTwo Individuals Arrested After a Call of Shots Fired in the Wheelersburg Area
Two Individuals Arrested After a Call of Shots Fired in the Wheelersburg Area NEWS RELEASE February 9, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman stated that his Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Center received a call on Wednesday, 02/08/2023 at approximately 10:38 pm of multiple shots fired in the area of Lang Slocum in Wheelersburg, Ohio.…
Read MoreOrganized & Major Crimes Task Force Arrests Female in Pike County for Weapons Violations
Organized & Major Crimes Task Force Arrests Female in Pike County for Weapons Violations NEWS RELEASE February 11, 2023 Ohio Attorney General David Yost, Pike County Sheriff Tracy Evans, Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, Pike County Prosecutor Michael Davis, Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman, Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and New Boston Police…
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SHANE A. TIEMAN PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO February 7, 2023 PRESS RELEASE Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the January term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on February 3, 2023 and returned _27__Public Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: Tammy…
Read MoreDayton man and Portsmouth woman arrested on drug charges after drugs seized
Dayton man and Portsmouth woman arrested on drug charges after drugs seized Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announce that a Dayton, Ohio man along with a Portsmouth, Ohio woman were arrested on drug charges after an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force. At approximately 5:49 p.m.…
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Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the September term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on December 28 and returned 5 Public Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: Jehwaun Booker, 29 of Dayton, Ohio, was indicted on: possessing criminal tools; aggravated trafficking in drugs (4 counts); trafficking in…
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Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the September term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on December 16 and returned 25 Public Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: William Eric Scott, II, 18 of Portsmouth – rape (2 counts) Arthur Jones, 23 of Detroit, Michigan – possessing criminal…
Read MoreFour Arrested on Drug charges after drugs seized
Four Arrested on Drug charges after drugs seized Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that a man and woman from Dayton, Ohio along with a man and woman from Portsmouth, Ohio were arrested on drug charges after an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force. At…
Read MoreAnthony Lee Kearns arrested as suspect in murders
Anthony Lee Kearns, suspect in the murders of Abraham Pucheta and Javier Luna on November 20, 2022 was arrested in Jackson Co, Ohio. He was taken into custody without incident. The investigation is on going. A special thank you to the US Marshalls, Ohio Adult Parole Authority and the Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Department for…
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