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For The Record - 5-6-08

* Hospitals

Defiance

Birth

Wednesday --

Andrew and Amber Grant, Continental, a son, 6 lbs. 15 oz., at 3:42 p.m.

Dismissed

Wednesday --

Jessica Mansfield and daughter, Defiance.

Tina Creps and daughter, Defiance.

Amber Dumire and daughter, Napoleon.

Baby girl Eis, Holgate.

Henry County

Birth

Wednesday --

Daniel and Rachel Plassman, Napoleon, a son, 7 lbs. 12 oz., at 8:10 p.m.

* Police reports

Defiance Police

Monday, 8:13 p.m., on the 1400 block of Deerwood Drive, a vehicle driven by Dustin Dunson, 20, 1221 Magnolia Drive, struck a mailbox and a pole. Dunson was cited for failure to control. Damage was light.

Monday, Johnny Gonzales, 24, Holgate, was charged with OVI, driving under suspension and speeding following a traffic stop on North Clinton Street.

Monday, Anthony Cowser, 45, 1024 Harrison Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated following an alleged incident at 700 W. First St. He was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, rural Stryker.

Henry Sheriff

Monday, an investigation is pending into the alleged theft of a Ford truck at 8-767 County Road F. The truck was recovered by the Wood County Sheriff's Office and was damaged by fire.

Monday, Steven Nienberg, 19, Ottawa, was issued a summons for improper handling of a firearm following a traffic stop at Wabash and Damascus streets in Liberty Center.

Napoleon Police

Monday, 4:08 p.m., at 1000 W. Riverview Ave., a car driven by Deborah Smith, 55, 4305 E. Rolling Meadows Blvd., Defiance, struck a car driven by Tiffany Junge, 19, 1120 Sycamore Drive, Napoleon, which struck a pedestrian, Samantha Sworden, 17, 235 Maumee Lane, Napoleon, and a car operated by Donna Miller, 63, 223 Garden St., Napoleon. Two passengers in Junge's vehicle, Rochelle Rippee, 21, 505 Buckeye Lane, Napoleon, and Kailie Mack, 20, 1-917 County Road 12, Holgate, were transported by Napoleon rescue to Henry County Hospital where their conditions were unavailable. Junge was cited for failure to yield. Damage to Junge's and Smith's vehicles was heavy and damage to Miller's vehicle was light.

Williams Sheriff

Monday, 10:17 p.m., on Williams County Road F, a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Gagnon, 48, Napoleon, struck a deer. Damage to the vehicle was light.

Monday, Tyson Reeder, 31, Montpelier, was arrested on a municipal court bench warrant for failure to pay fines on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Monday, Amanda Clair, 27, Montpelier, was arrested on a municipal court bench warrant for failure to pay fines on a charge of passing bad checks.

* Fire

Defiance

Fire -- Sunday, 2:48 p.m., firefighters were called to the Shell gas station, 1163 S. Clinton St., for a small gas spill.

Fire -- Monday, 1:21 p.m., firefighters were called to Johns Manville plant 2, 408 Perry St., for a fire. A belt failed on an industrial fan and burned. The fire was put out with portable fire extinguishers and the embers were cooled with water. Damage was contained to the fan.

* Court results

Defiance Municipal Court

Russell Ditto, 46, 14951 Power Dam Road, appeared Monday on a charge of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony. An arraignment was set for Wednesday. He was released on a personal recognizance bond.

Marc Wallen, 36, 137 Wabash St., appeared Monday on a charge of attempted burglary, a fifth-degree felony. An arraignment was set for Wednesday. He was released on a personal recognizance bond. A pretrial hearing was also set for June 3 on charges of OVI and child endangering.

Cases set for pretrial hearing: Chance Okuly, 26, 1214 S. Jackson Ave., OVI, driving under suspension, leaving the scene, failure to control; Robert Kirkland, 27, 215 E. Maple St., Sherwood, disorderly conduct; Debra Grimes, 47, 06909 Ohio 66, driving under suspension, turn signal violation; Mark Murdock, 34, 115 Summit St., driving under suspension; Joshua Smith, 34, Toledo, speed; Justin Leskow, 19, 24428 Bowman Road, speed; Robert Torres, 35, 06909 Ohio 66, ddriving under suspension, red light; Jeffrey Moore, 32, 841 King St., physical control, open container; Matthew Myers, 41, 646 Jefferson Ave., OVI (second violation); Mark Yonge Jr., 29, 15294 Ohio 249, Ney, OVI (second violation, driving under suspension, speed.

Forfeiting bonds: Matthew Hohstadt, 20, Bryan, no valid operator's license, $62; Gabriel Shank, 29, Colorado Springs, Colo., disorderly conduct, $110; Katherine Lechuga, 39, 915 Jackson Ave., disorderly conduct, $115; Erin Antoine, 23, 26415 Elliott Road, two counts of failure to apply for a dog license, $170.

Sentenced: Ricky Dirr, 35, 103 Auglaize St., disorderly conduct, $50 fine.

Defiance Common Pleas

Maurice Robinson, 35, 636 Harrison Ave., pleaded no contest to trafficking in crack cocaine, a fourth-degree felony, and four counts of trafficking in cocaine, fourth- and fifth-degree felonies. He was found guilty of each, according to assistant county prosecutor Morris Murray. A presentence investigation was ordered and his personal-recognizance bond was continued. Sentencing was scheduled for June 16.

Paulding Common Pleas

Robert Caperton, 38, Paulding County Jail, was sentenced to 17 months for gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony; and four years for each of two counts of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony. Sentences are to be served concurrently. He was also found to be a tier II sex offender.

Casey Landers, age unavailable, 717 Park St., Box 8, Melrose, had the case dismissed without prejudice. Landers was charged with theft, a second-degree felony; and theft, a third-degree felony.

Jessica Moore, 20, 330 E. Elm St., Sherwood, was sentenced to three years of community control and 30 days in jail for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. She was also ordered to undergo substance abuse treatment, submit to drug tests and obtain her GED.

Shane Pease, 28, Paulding County Jail, had his community control revoked and was sentenced to 18 months for each of two counts of theft, a fourth-degree felony.

Lee White, 38, address unavailable, pleaded not guilty to tampering with record, a third-degree felony. Pre-trial was set for May 19, with trial on June 17.

Casey Landers, 19, 717 Park St., Melrose, pleaded not guilty to theft, a fourth-degree felony; and receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony. Pre-trial was set for May 19, with trial on June 10.

* On the market

Daily Grain Prices

(as of 8 a.m.)

Wheat...........................................6.45

Corn..............................................5.63

Beans..........................................12.54

* Lotteries

Ohio Lottery: Midday Pick 3: 879. Midday Pick 4: 0942. Midday Ten-Oh: 10-12-18-21-22-24-29-32-34-40-44-45-53-54-60-63-65-69-75-78. Pick 3: 965. Pick 4: 8367. Rolling Cash: 10, 15, 30, 31, 39. Ten-Oh: 3-11-13-14-15-20-26-27-32-39-46-52-53-54-58-59-60-66-67-78. Classic Lotto: 3, 20, 34, 41, 45, 47.

Michigan Lottery: Midday Daily 3: 211. Midday Daily 4: 4024. Daily 3: 060. Daily 4: 1480. Fantasy 5: 2, 6, 14, 15, 17. Keno: 1, 3, 9, 10, 19, 20, 22, 25, 29, 32, 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 56, 60, 61, 62, 69, 75.

Indiana Lottery: Midday Daily 3: 998. Midday Daily 4: 0750. Daily 3: 768. Daily 4: 1730. Lucky 5 Midday: 13, 23, 29, 31, 33. Lucky 5: 5, 12, 18, 30, 32.

* On this date

Today is Tuesday, May 6, the 127th day of 2008. There are 239 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 35 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crewman on the ground.

On this date:

In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the Union.

In 1889, the Paris Exposition formally opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower.

In 1910, Britain's King Edward VII died.

In 1935, the Works Progress Administration began operating.

In 1942, during World War II some 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese.

In 1954, medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.

In 1960, Britain's Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones, a commoner, at Westminster Abbey. (They divorced in 1978.)

In 1981, Yale architecture student Maya Ying Lin was named winner of a competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

In 1994, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterrand formally opened the Channel Tunnel between their countries.

In 2002, right-wing Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed in Hilversum, Netherlands. (Volkert van der Graaf was later convicted of killing Fortuyn and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.)

Ten years ago: U.S. Rep. Dan Burton, chairman of the House fund-raising inquiry, apologized to GOP colleagues for the furor over his release of selected portions of tapes of former Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell's prison conversations; Burton's top investigator departed, ordered fired by House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Astronomers announced the detection of a gamma ray burst in a galaxy 12 billion light years away that was equal to the energy expended by the sun in 1 trillion years.

Five years ago: Sen. Bob Graham of Florida launched his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination by accusing President Bush of retreating from the war on terrorism to "settle old scores" between the Bush family and Iraq's Saddam Hussein. White House budget chief Mitchell Daniels announced his resignation. Kmart Corporation emerged from bankruptcy after more than 15 months of Chapter 11 protection.

One year ago: Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency by a comfortable margin over socialist opponent Segolene Royal.

Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays is 77. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is 74. Rock singer Bob Seger is 63. Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 63. Actor Alan Dale is 61. Actor Ben Masters is 61. Actor Gregg Henry is 56. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is 55. TV personality Tom Bergeron is 53. Actress Roma Downey is 48. Rock singer John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) is 48. Actor George Clooney is 47. Actor Clay O'Brien is 47. Rock singer-musician Tony Scalzo (Fastball) is 44. Actress Leslie Hope is 43. Rock musician Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 41. Rock musician Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) is 37. Actress Adrianne Palicki is 25.

Thought for Today: "How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an exception." -- Alfred de Musset, French author (1810-1857).