Just months after retiring, former Delaware City Prosecutor Pete Ruffing is taking on a new role that will place him back in the courtroom.
Cincinnati was abuzz this week heading into the annual matchup between the city’s major collegiate basketball programs, Cincinnati and Xavier. Coming into the game, Xavier was ranked as the 8th best team in the nation and so it wasn’t surprising that as the final seconds ticked off the clock, Xavier was winning by a comfortable margin.
The fate of accused murderer Joel Sellers is now in the hands of a Delaware County jury. Closing arguments were presented Thursday in the trial. Sellers is accused of fatally shooting his roommate after an argument over an all-night party in the apartment they shared.
CALDWELL — A teenager accused in a deadly robbery scheme that lured victims with a phony Craigslist job ad can be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.
The trial of the Delaware resident and Iraq War veteran accused of killing his roommate in March went under way Monday, as prosecutors re-created the crime scene and presented testimony from two witnesses. In opening statements, Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O’Brien told jurors that Joel Sellers, 25, killed George McArthur, 24, a childhood friend, after they argued about a party hosted at the townhouse they lived in together at 781 Liberty Road in Delaware.
A Westerville man who spent eight years in prison after killing an Ohio State Trooper in a 2001 drunken driving accident is facing up to an additional three years in prison after being arrested last month for driving under a lifetime suspension.
The Delaware County Republican Party’s central committee has endorsed State Rep. Andrew Brenner, Delaware County Commissioner Ken O’Brien and former newspaper publisher and political newcomer Gary Merrell.
Former Delaware County Commissioner Todd Hanks is expected to appear in court Monday to admit that he illegally used his former office to benefit companies with which he had a private business relationship, according to court documents filed Friday.