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View Comments The Blanchester man convicted of kidnapping his neighbor and holding her in a grave-like pit has been released from prison as he awaits a new trial. Dennis Dunn was found guilty of kidnapping Jennifer Elliott and sentenced in 2019 to seven years in prison by Judge Tim Rudduck. Now, that same judge is granting Dunn a new trial. Joe Medici, deputy director of Trial Services for the Ohio Public Defender, stated in their post-conviction petition, that Dunn s trial attorney failed to investigate or properly use evidence that showed his innocence. We presented that evidence to the court during a hearing in February and ultimately, the court agreed that Mr. Dunn was entitled to a new trial, Medici said. ....
[email protected] The offices of the Washington County Public Defenders will no longer be moving to the former Chase Bank drive-thru in downtown Marietta. The Washington County Commission purchased the property in 2018 for $210,000 with the intent of moving in a county agency. Extensive exterior renovations were done to the building, which has sat empty since the work was finished in 2019. Before the renovations were completed, it had been unused since September 2016. In 2019, discussions were held to move the public defenders’ offices into the building, although Ray Smith, lead public defender, was opposed to the idea. The Third Street building would be smaller than the office space they rent in the Dime Bank building on the corner of Second and Putnam streets. ....