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Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the May term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on July 28 and returned 16 Public Indictments. The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows: Danielle Coyle, 28 Portsmouth, Ohio, was indicted on: Felonious Assault Endangering Children (9 Counts) Michael Harris, 30 Huntington, WV,…
Read MoreLucasville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder
Lucasville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder NEWS RELEASE August 5, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his 9-1-1 communication center received a call at 7:22 pm on Friday, August 4, 2023 from a female caller stating that her boyfriend had been shot in the face. The location of the call was 196 Center…
Read MoreUpdate on Swauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide
Update on Swauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide NEWS RELEASE August 3, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that on August 3rd at approximately 12:30 p.m., Aden Michael Alexander Greene turned himself in to authorities. Aden Greene was accompanied by his attorneys and mother. Aden Greene had multiple warrants…
Read MoreFranklin Furnace Man Arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter
July 30, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that Southern Ohio Medical Center contacted his Office on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 advising of a patient that was brought in for treatment and that there were concerns of possible abuse. Detectives responded to the hospital to obtain photographic evidence of the reported injuries and to…
Read MoreSwauger Valley Resident Wanted in Connection with a Homicide
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his 9-1-1 Communication Center received a 9-1-1 call on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 00:48 hours, from a male at 285 Aaron Road Portsmouth, Ohio. The caller wanted to report a male had been shot and the alleged suspect had left the area. The caller advised that they…
Read MorePortsmouth woman arrested for felonious assault and patient abuse
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that his office received a 9-1-1 call on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from a Wheelersburg residence requesting an ambulance. The caller was requesting to have a nonverbal handicap patient taken to the hospital for injuries that were possibly sustained from his caregiver. Sheriff Thoroughman stated that a deputy responded…
Read MoreThree deaths reported in the Lucasville area is being handled as a homicide investigation.
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that the death of all three persons that were discovered on Saturday, July 22nd , on McLaughlin Rd. in Lucasville, is being handled as a homicide investigation. Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that on Saturday, July 22nd, at 9:51 p.m. his office received a 9-1-1 call from family…
Read MoreFive arrested in Portsmouth after suspected drugs, firearms and cash seized
Five arrested in Portsmouth after suspected drugs, firearms and cash seized Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announce that two Portsmouth, Ohio residents and three out of town residents have been arrested on drug and weapon offenses resulting from an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.…
Read MoreHoover Combat Athletics making sizeable dent among participants with strong culture, structure
By Kevin Colley The Scioto Voice Writer The definition of ‘hidden gem’ is something that possesses a value or beauty that is immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves. When one visits the Hoover Combat Athletics facility that sits not even a stone’s throw away from Carey’s Run in…
Read MoreFranklin Furnace Man Arrested After Armed Standoff on Bussey Road
NEWS RELEASE July 11, 2023 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman states that on July 10, 2023 at approximately 6:52 p.m. his Emergency 9-1-1 Commination’s Center received a call from a mother, stating that her son had forced his way into her house on Bussey Road in Wheelersburg. Deputies were advised that the son…
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