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115-117 Gilman Ave. in Marietta have been declared by the Washington County Common Pleas Court to be both a blight and public nuisance as defined by Ohio law.
Deadlines and timelines are still drawing scrutiny in Marietta following a court declaration of blight and a public nuisance on Gilman Avenue.
But the court’s deadline for the city law director to return a journal entry was not met Monday, nor each subsequent day through Wednesday.
“I talked with Judge (John) Halliday’s secretary today and it will be ready for him to review Monday morning,” reported Marietta City Law Director Paul Bertram, after being questioned concerning the delayed filing.
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Washington County Common Pleas Judge John Halliday speaks to Irwin Alexander Gray via teleconference in the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday during a sentencing hearing.
One-third of a set of defendants in a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking case from last summer is headed to more than a decade of prison service.
“He’s doing an additional two years in Pennsylvania after he gets out for violating terms of his last prison release,” said Lt. Josh Staats, of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and commander of the joint Washington Morgan Noble Major Crimes Task Force. “His criminal record is pretty lengthy, not only with drugs but also firearms.”
â« The victim in the case asked for leniency.
â« He will serve an intermittent sentence, which will be over 15 weekends.
Source: Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
A Belpre man who pleaded guilty to domestic violence April 14 was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail and two years community control.
Zachariah Beardsley, 34, of 715 Barclay St. Lot 36 was sentenced on the third-degree felony, although the victim asked for leniency.
In her statement, the victim said the incident on Oct. 14 was the culmination of a lot of pain and she had undergone emotional and mental abuse.
While she read her statement, the victim was visibly shaking, although Beardsley never looked her way.
jpatterson@mariettatimes.com Belpre City School Superintendent Jeff Greenley speaks during a Board of Education meeting on Monday evening. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) Harmar Elementary School sits in the shadow of 115 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, which was declared a blight and public nuisance in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) Fourth Ward Councilman Geoff Schenkel testifies to the fear residents within his ward live under due to the âneglectâ at 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge John Halliday notes the affidavits of neighbors living in fear of the immediate danger of 115 and 117 Gilman Ave., in Marietta, during a hearing Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
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A former Marietta High School teacher convicted in 2016 of sexual battery of a 16-year-old student, was sentenced Monday morning to 18 months in prison after violating conditions of his judicial release.
Dennis Riley, 63, last known address of 120 W. Spring St., Marietta, was convicted of the third-degree felony after being charged with three counts of sexual battery in January 2016. Officials at the time said there were reports and evidence provided regarding Riley’s three-month relationship with the girl.
Although the girl was not under the age of 16, which is the age of consent in Ohio, the felony sexual battery charge is used when the offender is a teacher, administrator or coach at a school where the victim is enrolled or attends.