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Chief Hile requested that BCI conduct an external investigation into the Oct. 31 shooting, which injured Lima Police Officer Bryce Metz and suspect Emerson Jeffrey.
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33-year-old Nicholas Stemen waived his right to a speedy trial.
The trial will start on June 15th for Cynthia Scanland. A final pretrial has also been set for March 18th. Scanland was fired in August of 2020 as the director of children services following an investigation. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation launched an investigation into the agency following the sexual abuse allegation against foster parents Jeremy Kindle and Scott Steffes. Those allegations date back to 2015.
The trial for the Lima teen accused of killing Daveon Petaway has been pushed back to December 19th.