New shooting charge
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
Brian Liming is escorted by Clinton County Sheriff’s deputies.
John Hamilton | News Journal
WILMINGTON The primary suspect in the shooting of a state wildlife officer now faces a federal charge.
A federal warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio was executed against Brian Liming, 44, of Jamestown,last week in Clinton County Common Pleas Court.
Clinton County Prosecutor Andrew T. McCoy said Liming was charged under a section of the federal criminal code which makes it a federal crime for an individual with a prior conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence to possess a firearm.
Liming taken into custody on a federal warrant
Brian Liming is escorted by Clinton County Sheriff’s deputies.
John Hamilton | Wilmington News Journal
WILMINGTON The primary suspect in the shooting of a state wildlife officer now faces a federal charge.
A federal warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio was executed against Brian Liming, 44, of Jamestown, on Thursday in Clinton County Common Pleas Court.
Clinton County Prosecutor Andrew T. McCoy said Liming was charged under a section of the federal criminal code which makes it a federal crime for an individual with a prior conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence to possess a firearm.
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Pleas made, jury trial set for 2 of 3 in relation to alleged poaching incident
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON A plea and a jury trial were entered for two suspects in relation to the December incident during which a state wildlife officer was shot.
Thomas Davis, 35, of Jamestown, currently has a jury trial scheduled in Clinton County Municipal Court for April 30.
Bryan Achtermann, 36, of Midland entered two “no contest” pleas in Municipal Court on Monday.
Achtermann’s attorney, Matthew Suellentrop, told the News Journal they entered the pleas to one count of hunting without a license and one count of hunting without a deer permit, both fourth-degree misdemeanors.