59-year-old Donald McName II was placed on probation for a year and a 90-day jail sentence was suspended in Allen County Common Pleas Court on a misdemeanor charge of Obstructing Official Business. He was originally charged with a felony charge of Disrupting Public Services, but he got a reduced charge when he pleaded no contest in December.

The man suspected of disrupting law enforcement radio communication last week made a court appearance for his preliminary hearing.

In Lima Municipal Court, Donald McName waived his preliminary hearing on a charge of disrupting public services. McName will be bound over to common pleas court where his case may be heard by a grand jury. Allen County law enforcement and fire departments had trouble with radio communications. 

They found the source to allegedly being blocked at McName's E. Lane St. home. And they found "a device or two" at home that were interfering with radio and cell phone signals. McName's bond was set at $150,000, but both sides are working on amending the bond. McName's attorney said he has a medical condition making him more vulnerable to the Coronavirus. Accommodations could be made for him by the end of the week.

We have more information about the incident that happened on East Lane Street Thursday night. 59-year-old Donald McName II has been arrested on the charge of suspicion of disruption of emergency services. Earlier this week, fire and law enforcement were noticing problems with their communications, they determined it was interference from an unknown source on McName's property in the 200 block of East Lane St.