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Lima man sentenced to 10 years for sexual contact with girl under 13
Allen County
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Lima man sentenced to 10 years for sexual contact with girl under 13

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Oct 14, 2025

A Lima man, Collin Wilson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and classified as a Tier III sex offender after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13.

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Juan Fuentes bound over Allen Co. Common Pleas Court for 2022 stabbing in Lima
Allen County
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Juan Fuentes bound over Allen Co. Common Pleas Court for 2022 stabbing in Lima

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Sep 9, 2025

Juan Fuentes, 62, accused of stabbing Catsonava Malloy in Lima in 2022, was captured in Florida and is now bound over to Allen County Common Pleas Court on a $1 million bond.

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Mollett re-sentenced for shooting at police in 2023
Allen County
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Mollett re-sentenced for shooting at police in 2023

  • Conner Prince
  • Updated Sep 8, 2025

An Allen County man found guilty of shooting at law enforcement during a standoff in July of 2023 went before the court for a re-sentencing on Monday.

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Findlay man continues effort to dismiss charges in 2021 police shooting case
Allen County

Findlay man continues effort to dismiss charges in 2021 police shooting case

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Jun 23, 2025

LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - A Findlay man charged with shooting at a Bluffton police officer in 2021 is still working to get his case dismissed.

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Lima Man representing himself in Allen County home invasion trial
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Lima Man representing himself in Allen County home invasion trial

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated May 12, 2025

A Lima man is representing himself in a trial that began this week in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Leroy "Knowledge" Page, 34, is facing eight charges, including felonious assault, kidnapping and failure to comply.

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Lima man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for 2022 fatal shooting
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Lima man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for 2022 fatal shooting

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Sep 25, 2024

Takal Austin takes a plea deal a week before he was set to face a jury for the 2022 death of Koby Bryant on the south side of Lima.  

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Justilien pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during arraignment
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Justilien pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during arraignment

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Jun 13, 2024

A man accused of a March rape and murder, pleads not guilty during his arraignment.

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Seffernick pleads guilty to charges stemming from a 2023 standoff with law enforcement
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Seffernick pleads guilty to charges stemming from a 2023 standoff with law enforcement

  • By Todd Cummins
  • Updated Apr 11, 2024

60-year-old Mark Seffernick pleaded guilty to five counts of felonious assault in Allen County Common Pleas Court today. Two have gun specifications, and all five are felonies of the first degree. Ten other counts were dropped as part of a plea deal. 

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Hesseling gets 54 years in prison for his part in a fentanyl pill-making operation
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Hesseling gets 54 years in prison for his part in a fentanyl pill-making operation

  • Todd Cummins
  • Updated Apr 3, 2024

A Lima man has been sentenced to 54 years in prison for his involvement in a fentanyl pill-making operation in 2021. 43-year-old Ronald Hesseling got that sentence after a jury found him guilty of 22 drug charges, including trafficking fentanyl. 

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Carl Mollett found guilty on all charges for 2023 standoff with police
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Carl Mollett found guilty on all charges for 2023 standoff with police

  • Katie Honigford
  • Updated Mar 14, 2024

The jury has handed down the verdict for a Perry Township man who shot at law enforcement during a standoff last summer. 33-year-old Carl Mollett has been found guilty on all counts.

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