Damariante Dillingham, 30, died from a gunshot wound sustained in an incident that happened in the 800 block of State Street just after 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Larry Andrus Jr., 50, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in April. As part of the plea agreement, other charges, including murder, were dropped.
The man accused in the March 2024 murder of an American Township woman has had his trial postponed again. Gervens Justilien, 33, will now go to trial Aug. 12, delayed from the previously scheduled date of May 27.
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — An Allen County jury has found a man guilty on all four counts he was facing.
A 25-year-old man gets 30 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering a Lima woman over a year ago. Daniel Wood pleaded guilty to aggravated murder last week in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Wood was indicted on four other charges, but they were dropped because of his plea.
A 16-year-old has been arrested for the death of a Findlay student over the weekend. The Toledo Police Department says that the male teen was arrested and charged with the murder of 18-year-old Jaidon Mangas. The teen is currently in the juvenile justice center in Lucas County. Mangas was found with a gunshot wound Saturday on the south side of Toledo. He was taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Mangas was a student at Findlay High School.
A Celina man was shot and killed after coming toward a Mercer County deputy with a knife.
A trial date has been set for a father who is facing charges for the death of his daughter in a car fire this fall. A March 2025 trial date has been set for 33-year-old Nicholas Stemen after he waived his right to a speedy trial. He pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder, aggravated arson, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering children.
The Lima Police Department continues to search for a person of interest in last week's homicide of 31-year-old Nick Roach. Police are looking for 43-year-old Javin Mayo. According to the Ohio Department of Corrections, Mayo was released from prison last year. He was serving time for gun-related charges in Allen County and is currently in post-release supervision.
November 24, 2024, Press Release from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office: Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that deputies are investigating the death of two people found in Ohio City. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that on 11/24/2024 at approximately 8:09 AM hours, his office received a call from an individual stating that a friend had confessed to killing his girlfriend and another man. The caller said the friend also said he was going to kill himself. The caller explained the friend had left and was no longer with the caller. A deputy responded to the caller's location to gather additional information while deputies continued working on the information the caller initially provided. Sheriff Riggenbach advised that deputies obtained additional information by talking to several different people and made entry to a home in Ohio City to check the welfare of the home resident. Once inside the house, deputies located a female and male subject who were both deceased as a result of gunshot wounds. Deputies secured the home and contacted the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to respond and assist in processing the crime scene.
