Wednesday, October 27, 1999
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Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
A Fairfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated vehicular homicide as part of a plea bargain struck with Hamilton County prosecutors.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped the aggravated vehicular assault charge against Raymond Walling, 21. Mr. Walling faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine on the aggravated vehicular homicide charge. He faced six to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine on the aggravated vehicular assault charge.
Mr. Walling was indicted in May by a Hamilton County grand jury on charges of causing the death of one passenger and injuring another when his car struck a tree in Price Hill.
Police say Mr. Walling swerved his car off Elberon Avenue in the early morning of April 18. Michael Watson, 20, of University Heights was dead at the scene. Sabrina Morgan, 28, of Price Hill was injured.
City wins award for Ujima Cinci-Bration
The National League of Cities recognized the city of Cincinnati with an Innovation Award for the annual Ujima Cinci-Bration.
The street fair started in 1998 after violence marred festivities surrounding the Coors Light Music Festival downtown the year before. The idea was to bring a positive influence to the weekend celebration.
Working along with several Cincinnati organizations, the city helped coordinate and run the Ujima festival, which runs the same weekend as the music festival. In 1997, there were five shootings, including one slaying, during that weekend.
To stem the violence in 1998, the city worked with the African-American Chamber of Commerce and the Urban League to organize the weekend's traditional partying into a family-friendly festival. Other than a few curfew violations, this summer's party went off with few problems.
Cincinnati's award was for working with community groups and institutions.
“We are proud of the leadership shown by the chamber and the safety department to ensure a safe and family-oriented event for the city,” City Manager John Shirey said.
Officer injured in chase down I-75
A Cincinnati police officer suffered minor injuries Tuesday after his cruiser struck the rear of an auto during a chase along southbound Interstate 75.
Spc. Jerry Ernst, 49, suffered bumps and bruises, and was treatedat Good Samaritan Hospital and released.
The chase began shortly after 11 a.m. along Reading Road, where police in marked cars had been tracking a suspect wanted for alleged drug trafficking.
That suspect, Anthony Pankey, 25, of Hanover Township, spotted officers and sped away in a car, leading officers along the Norwood Lateral and onto southbound I-75, police said.
A female passenger in the vehicle jumped from the car before it got to the interstate. She was not injured.
As he chased the suspect, Spc. Ernst's vehicle struck a guardrail and then struck the rear of an auto driven by Daniel Norton, 43, of Pierce Township.
Traffic along southbound I-75 was disrupted for about an hour, officials said.
Mr. Pankey continued toward Kentucky along the Brent Spence Bridge. As he crossed, officers saw him drop a package into the Ohio River.
Mr. Pankey was arrested a short time later by authorities in Jeffersonville, Ind. He is awaiting extradition to Cincinnati in the Clark County Jail.
Police investigating separate robberies
Cincinnati police are looking for suspects in two separate aggravated robberies.
On Monday, shortly after 7 a.m., a 19-year-old man was accosted by two men as he walked in the 2700 block of Digby Avenue in University Heights. The suspects were armed with a knife and a stick, and took $32, a backpack and two credit cards from the man.
The suspects were described as two black males in their late teens and early 20s.
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old man was robbed by three suspects in the 600 block of Strand Lane in Winton Hills. Described as black men in their early 20s, one of the men produced a gray pistol and demanded money. The victim turned over $300, police said.
This incident occurred at 1:30 a.m.
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Famous engraving of city in new printing
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