Saturday, July 4, 1998
Police have identified a suspect in the robbery of the Cornerstone Bank in Over-the-Rhine on Thursday.
A robbery warrant was signed Friday for 30-year-old Robert A. Easley, also known Darryle Williams. Police described Mr. Easley as black, 6-foot, weighing 180-190 pounds. The suspect is believed to be in Cincinnati, possibly in Over-the-Rhine.
A robber entered the bank at 1440 Main St. shortly before noon Thursday, threatened a teller and demanded money. No weapon was shown.
Anyone with information on Mr. Easley's whereabouts is encouraged to call the Cincinnati Police Division's homicide unit at 352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 352-3040.
Paint-ball shooting results in charges
A Price Hill man was charged with inducing panic after he allegedly shot paint-balls at pedestrians and cars while sitting in his car Thursday afternoon on Glenway Avenue in Price Hill.
Wayne Harris, 18, of the 1700 block of Grand Avenue, was arrested at his home about 10 minutes after witnesses reported his license plate number to police.
No injuries were reported. Mr. Harris acknowledged he owned one of the two paint-ball guns Cincinnati police confiscated from the car, police said.
Software to collect rent from inmates
Hamilton County commissioners have agreed to have IntelliTech Corp. install software at the county jail to collect $55 a day -- the cost of incarceration -- from inmates who can afford to pay.
Hamilton County and the company will split the proceeds evenly until the $12,000 software purchase is paid, then the county will take 70 percent. County Commissioner John Dowlin said he expects the arrangement to collect $200,000 a year for the county.
Justice takes a ball between the eyes
COLUMBUS -- Not even a judge on the state's highest court is safe in the Franklin County lawyers' softball league.
Supreme Court Justice Andrew Douglas was pitching for the SUPCO team last month when Kort Gatterdam from the Ohio Public Defender's office ripped a line drive right back at the mound. Justice Douglas couldn't get his glove up in time and took the ball right between the eyes.
"I saw it when it was 6 inches from my head," he said, motioning to the bump on his forehead just above the fading bruises of two black eyes.
"I opened my eyes and said, "Who hit that ball?' " Justice Douglas said, recalling there was a long pause before Mr. Gatterdam said, "Your honor, I hit it."
Justice Douglas said: "I pitched two more innings, but I don't remember a lot about them."
Grand jury clears airport passenger
COLUMBUS -- A grand jury has refused to indict a Texas man accused of causing Port Columbus International Airport to temporarily stop flights last month following an altercation at a security checkpoint.
The Franklin County grand jury's decision Thursday means Douglas K. Miller, 51, of Houston, will not have to face a charge of inducing panic, a fourth-degree felony.
Authorities said that Mr. Miller snatched his briefcase and disappeared into a crowd on June 18 before the briefcase had been examined at an airport security checkpoint.
