Updated: 2:43 PM EST January 27, 2021
ASHLAND, Ohio Police in Ashland County are investigating after a woman s body was found in a wooded area on Wednesday.
According to Ashland Police Chief David Marcelli, the investigation into the case started early Tuesday morning, when dispatchers received a call from a family member that a male relative had admitted to killing a female he met at a bar in Ashland.
Later on Tuesday, officers received a report about a missing Mansfield woman who was last seen at a bar in Ashland on Monday evening and had left with a White male. Detectives tracked the man down in Cleveland and brought him back to Ashland for questioning. He is being held pending possible charges.
Dec 14, 2020
The city of Ashland has renamed a street in a honor of a Police officer that passed away this summer.
RichlandSource.com reports, the drive leading to the Ashland Justice Center has been renamed Alting Avenue in honor of Lt.Garry Alting, who died during a medical procedure back in June. Ashland Police Chief David Marcelli said everyone loved Alting, who was a 25 year veteran on the force. Alting was born in Shelby and went to high school in Loudonville.
Former substitute teacher found guilty of gross sexual imposition
Ashland Times Gazette
ASHLAND - A former substitute teacher accused of inappropriate contact with two middle school girls remains free on bond pending sentencing after being found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition.
Thomas R. Mole, 39, of Evergreen Street, was found guilty of the third-degree felony in the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, according to a news release from the office of Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell.
Mole s sentencing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11, according to the news release. The court rejected the prosecution s move to revoke Mole s bond, so he will remain free until he is sentenced. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, and a prison sentence is mandatory in this case.