WHEELERSBURG The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office has announced charges for a Wheelersburg man accused of striking a 75-year-old woman with a truck and a shopping cart during a parking lot
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CARES Act, Sheriff’s vehicles again discussed during Commissioners
The Scioto County Commissioners had a lengthy agenda of 25 items during its Thursday morning session.
SCIOTO The Scioto County Commissioners addressed 25 items on its Thursday agenda pertaining to such discussions surrounding the Earl Thomas Conley Park pump-track, CARES Act funds, the obsolete Sheriff’s Office vehicles, and more.
With encouragement from the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency and the Sheriff’s Office, a proposal from On-Solve for a $10,500 mass notification system was introduced.
“This could really become something awesome if the public chooses to utilize it,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis, saying a system of this sort was long overdue in the county.
Sheriff’s office completes Ohio 9-1-1 program audit
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PORTSMOUTH Sheriff David Thoroughman announced the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office recently went through an audit concerning documentation, training, and call volume with the Ohio 9-1-1 Program Office.
The office reviewed documentation and continuing training records of the Dispatchers in the 9-1-1 Center.
The Ohio 9-1-1 Program Office coordinates and facilitates communication concerning 9-1-1 issues among state, federal, regional and local 9-1-1 and public safety communications officials. Specifically, the office coordinates all Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESINet) Steering Committee activities to facilitate Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) state level efforts within the scope of wireless 9-1-1.
PORTSMOUTH A former Scioto County correctional officer is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of 56-year-old Kevin Bailey in May 2020.
On April 16, a Scioto County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Billy Thompson on charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. Bailey was arraigned Tuesday and released on a $100,000 signature bond.
Thompson is accused of slamming Bailey to the ground during a May 25, 2020, struggle inside the Scioto County jail, according to a press release from the Ohio Attorney Generalâs Office. Bailey died June 1, 2020.
An autopsy report obtained by the Scioto County Daily News lists the cause of death as complications resulting from blunt force trauma to head, neck and torso and the manner of death as a homicide. The report states the medical examiner found bruising on his temporal lobe, his ribs and his lungs, as well as a skull fracture and a fracture on his collar bone.