Lucasville â The Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred around 11:50 pm on May 27, 2021. The crash happened on State Route 104 near the intersection of Big Run Road in Scioto County, OH.
The driver, Wendel S. Robinson, age 59, of Lucasville, Ohio, was operating a dark green Kawasaki Prairie ATV northbound on State Route 104. Mr. Robinson lost control of the ATV, causing the ATV to overturn. The ATV came to rest on top of Mr. Robinson and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Morgan Township Fire Department, Union Township EMS and the Scioto County Sheriff Department.
Former corrections officer indicted by AG’s Office
By Adam Black - ablack@aimmediamidwest.com
PORTSMOUTH A former Scioto County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has been indicted on felony charges for his role in the death of a jail inmate.
Billy Thompson was indicted by a Scioto County grand jury Friday, April 16, on charges of murder, an unclassified felony; voluntary manslaughter, a felony of the first degree; and reckless homicide, a felony of the third degree. If convicted, Thompson could get 15 years to life in prison.
Bailey, a 56-year-old from Portsmouth, died after a May 26 altercation with officers. He died at a Columbus hospital that following Monday, his autopsy revealing “complications of blunt force trauma to his head, neck and torso,” to be the causes of death and was investigated by the BCI as a homicide.
City renames portion of Findlay Street
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council gathered Tuesday afternoon to see the dedication of a portion of Findlay Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Adam Black.
A city worker places the new named street sign honoring MLK on the corner of Findlay Street and 16th Street.
PORTSMOUTH It’s been a work in progress for nearly two years, but Portsmouth City Council took care of the business of renaming a portion of a city street on Tuesday.
Between the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department and Route 52, that portion of Findlay Street will be renamed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.