After a jury failed to come to a decision on three of Thomas Shifflet’s sexual abuse charges earlier this month, he pleaded no contest to the charges and was found guilty Wednesday.
An Ohio University student pleaded not guilty Wednesday to setting fires in Tiffin Hall in February.
Thomas Shifflet filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to acquit him of molesting a 3-year-old and three other sex-related charges, which a jury failed to reach a decision on earlier this month.
A Chillicothe woman filed a response Tuesday to Ohio University’s answer to her excessive-force complaint denying her claims.
Ohio University filed a motion Tuesday denying a Chillicothe woman’s excessive force lawsuit against its police department.
Numerous bailiffs stood guard throughout the packed Athens County Court of Common Pleas courtroom while Thomas Shifflet was found guilty of one of the five charges in his rape and child molestation trial.
Athens Police Department has identified two suspects who allegedly committed a late night robbery in a cemetery Tuesday.
After more than 14 hours of deliberation, an Athens County jury has yet to come to a decision in Thomas Shifflet’s rape and child molestation case.
Thomas Shifflet, 76, was found guilty of one count of gross sexual imposition in a child molestation and rape case in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
After more than six hours of closing arguments in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, a local man’s rape and child molestation case is headed for jury deliberation.
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