Outdoornews
December 21, 2020
Martinsville, Ohio In a still evolving and fluid matter, three southwest Ohio individuals have been arrested in connection to the alleged shooting of Ohio Division of Wildlife commissioned officer Kevin Behr.
The Clinton County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office said the incident is alleged to have occurred about 4 p.m., (Sunday), Dec. 20. This was the last day of Ohio’s two-day, so-called “bonus” statewide firearms hunting season.
Following is the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office media release on the incident. More details are expected, perhaps by Monday, Dec. 21.
The release reads: “On Dec. 20, 2020, at approximately 4 p.m. the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Communication Center advising that a Wildlife Officer had been shot and needed assistance.
UPDATE: CCSO 3 locals in custody after veteran wildlife officer shot during poaching investigation
Achtermann
MARTINSVILLE A wildlife officer was shot and three local men are in custody facing charges after an incident in Clinton County Sunday afternoon, police said.
At approximately 4 p.m. the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Communication Center advising that a wildlife officer had been shot and needed assistance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Wildlife officers and ODNR officers working in the area responded for assistance, as well as officers from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Updated story: 3 suspects in alleged poaching/shooting incident facing multiple charges
Davis
Liming
WILMINGTON Three suspected poachers are facing multiple charges and possibly more after an incident in which a wildlife officer was shot in the Martinsville area on Sunday, police said.
At approximately 4 p.m. Sunday the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Communication Center advising that a wildlife officer had been shot and needed assistance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Wildlife officers and ODNR officers working in the area responded for assistance, as well as officers from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Injury crash at Wilmington CVS store yields indictments
Current
WILMINGTON The suspect in the CVS crash faces five indictments.
Michael Eli Current, 35, was charged with two counts of felony 3 aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of felony 4 vehicular assault, and one count of misdemeanor 1 driving under the influence.
In August, Current was the reported driver of an SUV that crashed into the entrance of the CVS store downtown, and then led police on a foot chase up North Walnut Street. He was apprehended shortly afterward.
“I am glad that this case can now begin for the victim’s sake. The physical injuries sustained by one victim was heart-wrenching,” said Wilmington Police Det. Codey Juillerat.