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Student accused of setting fires in Tiffin Hall pleads not guilty
By Marika Lee | Apr. 3, 2013An Ohio University student pleaded not guilty Wednesday to setting fires in Tiffin Hall in February.
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Man convicted of sexually abusing children sentenced to 5 years
By Marika Lee | Apr. 3, 2013After a jury failed to come to a decision on three of Thomas Shifflet’s sexual abuse charges earlier this month, he pleaded no contest to the charges and was found guilty Wednesday.
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76-year-old requests acquittal in rape, child molestation cases
By Marika Lee | Mar. 28, 2013Thomas Shifflet filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to acquit him of molesting a 3-year-old and three other sex-related charges, which a jury failed to reach a decision on earlier this month.
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Woman allegedly injured during arrest responds to OUPD's denial of lawsuit
By Marika Lee | Mar. 25, 2013A Chillicothe woman filed a response Tuesday to Ohio University’s answer to her excessive-force complaint denying her claims.
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Ohio University denies excessive force lawsuit
By Marika Lee | Mar. 21, 2013Ohio University filed a motion Tuesday denying a Chillicothe woman’s excessive force lawsuit against its police department.
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Shifflet found guilty on one of five charges
By Marika Lee | Mar. 19, 2013Numerous bailiffs stood guard throughout the packed Athens County Court of Common Pleas courtroom while Thomas Shifflet was found guilty of one of the five charges in his rape and child molestation trial.
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Suspects identified in cemetery robbery
By Marika Lee | Mar. 19, 2013Athens Police Department has identified two suspects who allegedly committed a late night robbery in a cemetery Tuesday.
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Shifflet found guilty of one charge
By Marika Lee | Mar. 18, 2013Thomas Shifflet, 76, was found guilty of one count of gross sexual imposition in a child molestation and rape case in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
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Jury stuck in deadlock while deciding fate of accused rapist
By Marika Lee | Mar. 18, 2013After more than 14 hours of deliberation, an Athens County jury has yet to come to a decision in Thomas Shifflet’s rape and child molestation case.
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Jury hears final closing arguments in rape trial
By Marika Lee | Mar. 14, 2013After more than six hours of closing arguments in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, a local man’s rape and child molestation case is headed for jury deliberation.
