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January 20, 2025, Press Release from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office: The information provided allows for a timely snapshot of events in our community. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by deputies, and may or may not be assigned to a Detective for further investigation. The information provided may be found after further investigation to be incorrect or false. Certain details of these incidents have been removed due to potential follow-up investigation into the incident and/or for privacy rights.

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The jury trial for a Lima man charged with murder has been pushed back. During a motion hearing in Putnam Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning, the February trial for 26-year-old Konner Dunklee was rescheduled to begin on March 24, 2025.

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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.

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The Toledo Police Department is investigating the death of a Findlay teen over the weekend. 18-year-old Jaidon Mangas was found with a gunshot wound Saturday night on the south side of the city. He was taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. WTOL and the Toledo Blade reported that Mangas was a student at Findlay High School.