Ti Marc Saint Jean, 44, was discovered with a gunshot wound to the torso at a residence on South Central Avenue. Detectives say the investigation has been slow, as an interpreter is needed to conduct interviews with everyone involved.
A 39-year-old Hocking County woman was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for raping two children, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. Irene Marie Day of Logan pleaded guilty on Aug. 1 to two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies, and two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies. Her sentence requires her to register as a Tier 3 sex offender upon her release from prison.
A Lima man with a warrant for crimes committed in 2022 was arrested in Las Vegas Wednesday night. Leroy "Knowledge" Page was arrested and taken into custody by FBI agents. Page is wanted for a home invasion that took place in October of 2022, where he forced entry into a residence on Fraunfelter Road. He proceeded to assault the homeowners, resulting in serious injuries. Page then forced the residents to drive him to another location, where he then fled. The case was presented to the Allen County grand jury in January of 2023.
July 8, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced nearly $900,000 in grants to support law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim advocacy groups in their shared goal of supporting sexual assault survivors and holding attackers accountable. The Ohio Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) is awarding the funding as part of the new Ohio Sexual Assault Investigations Grant Program. Governor DeWine launched the program in February to help with the costs associated with sexual assault investigations, criminal prosecution, and victim advocacy.
42-year-old Dewayne Carter Jr. was indicted by an Allen Co. Grand Jury on 4 charges connected to a January 12, 2024 shooting in Lima.
A Lima man has been found guilty of raping two girls over multiple years. It took an Allen County jury an hour and a half to find 48-year-old Paul Bowman guilty of 10 counts of rape and five counts of sexual battery. Two additional charges were dropped on the final day of his trial.
Much of the nation is seeing an increase in violent crimes and Police Chief Kevin Martin says Lima is no different.
