IRONTON â Bond was set at $1 million Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court for an Ironton man charged with the rape of a 5-year-old child in Ironton.
Michael G. Willis, 58, of the 3600 block of South 3rd Street, Ironton, pleaded not guilty to the rape charge. Judge Andy Ballard set bond in the case and set a pretrial for July 14.
In an unrelated case, Joshua M. Hay, 24, of Township Road 1503, Chesapeake, pleaded not guilty to failure to appear. He also faces community control sanctions. Bond was set at $150,000.
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Bond was set at $150,000 for Edward S. Holsinger, 51, of Neil Street, Ironton. He pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated possession of meth, tampering with evidence and possession of meth. He also faces community control sanctions from a prior felony case.
IRONTON — A Lawrence County grand jury returned several dozen indictments Wednesday, including three sealed drug indictments, according to Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson.
IRONTON â A Coal Grove man was sentenced this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to more than five-and-a-half years in prison for violating community control sanctions.
Robert W. Stevens, 34, admitted violating community control sanctions and was sentenced by Judge Andy Ballard to more than 67 months in prison.
In an unrelated case, Tyron Markel, 45, of County Road 45, Ironton, pleaded guilty in a felony case and was placed on community control sanctions for four years and ordered to complete up to a 135-day program at the STAR Community Justice Center in Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
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Charles McKenzie, 57, of the 300 block of Ridgeway Street, Coal Grove, admitted violating community control sanctions and was ordered to complete the program at STAR.
IRONTON — A Lawrence County grand jury has returned more than 50 indictments including a secret indictment, according to Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson.