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Authorities: Suspect in shooting of wildlife officer has past felony conviction, not legally allowed to use firearms
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON The deer poacher accused of accidentally shooting a wildlife officer in Clinton County has a past felony conviction for vehicular homicide and is not legally allowed to possess firearms, according to authorities.
On Sunday, Dec. 20, the three suspects were believed to have been driving on Macedonia Road in Martinsville when they spotted a buck deer in the woods nearby, according to an affidavit from Clinton County Municipal Court.
One of the suspects Brian Liming, 43, of Xenia exited the vehicle, went into the woods, and fired a shot at the deer, the affidavit states.
Blanchester PD: Man waved knife, threatened officer
Police say this is the knife the suspect was brandishing.
BLANCHESTER A Blanchester man faces charges after he was waving around a knife and later threated a police officer with that knife, police said.
Shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday police were called to the McDonald’s restaurant at 201 W. Main St. on a report of a man in the parking lot waving a knife around, Blanchester Police Chief Scott Reinbolt said in a news release.
“An officer responded but did not see the man,” Reinbolt said. “A call was then received that the same man was in the parking lot of First National Bank at 121 E. Main St. using a knife to threaten a man there.