http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ Lou Grieco covers courts for the Dayton Daily News. en-us lgrieco@coxohio.com 2010-03-19T12:03:28-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/19/dayton_a_720000_state.html DAYTON — A $720,000 state grant will fund a center to help ex-convicts become productive members of society, the Montgomery County Commission announced Friday, March 19. “This grant will provide case management, employment services and drug and alcohol services for... 17017003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-19T12:03:28-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/18/dayton_a_dayton_man_1.html DAYTON — a Dayton man convicted of killing a West Alexandria woman while driving drunk was sentenced Thursday, March 18, to seven years in prison. Justin M. Henderson, 21, appeared before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Dennis J. Langer, who... 17003003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-18T12:01:57-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/15/dayton_a_former_montgomery_1.html DAYTON — A former Montgomery County Jail inmate who tried to arrange a contract murder while he was in the jail was sentenced Monday, March 15, to seven years in prison. Robert Rose, 27, pleaded guilty Feb. 22 to one... 16967303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-15T13:42:29-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/11/was_1.html DAYTON — A woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 beating death of her 2-year-old daughter was sentenced Thursday, March 11, to 10 years in prison, the maximum sentence. Lisa M. Davis, 25, pleaded guilty on Feb. 12. Her... 16917903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-11T12:15:21-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/09/basketball_ambush_leads_to_22.html DAYTON — A man convicted of shooting another person during a basketball court ambush which left Thomas “Tom-Tom” Watson dead was sentenced Tuesday, March 9, to 22 years in prison. Chamare Mays, 21, was convicted March 1 of felonious assault,... 16892703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-09T14:22:53-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/09/_the_board_of_commissioners.html COLUMBUS — Three former clients of former attorney Charles E. Bursey II were awarded a total of $7,029 at a Friday, March 5, meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Clients Security Fund of Ohio. Bursey, of Centerville, was... 16887003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-09T10:49:10-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/08/former_police_officer_receives.html DAYTON - A former Dayton police officer, convicted of illegally selling impounded cars, was sentenced Monday, March 8, to 90 days in jail plus five years probation. Phillip Brooks Sr., 44, pleaded guilty to nine felonies on Wednesday, Feb. 3,... 16880903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-08T16:33:59-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/08/man_sentenced_to_32_years_to_l.html By Lou Grieco, Staff Writer DAYTON - An alleged gang member convicted of killing a social worker during a September robbery attempt was sentenced Monday, March 8, to 32 years to life in prison. “The Bible teaches us to love... 16877103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-08T12:49:17-05:00 mirby@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/02/alleged_myspace_misuse_leads_t.html DAYTON — A New Lebanon man, accused of using his MySpace page to meet underage girls, was indicted Monday, March 1, for multiple felonies involving sexual conduct with minors. Joseph S. Cummings, 21, is charged with four counts of illegal... 16818903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-02T15:51:54-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/02/family_services_association_se.html DAYTON — Family Services Association, Inc., a Dayton-based community service provider, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination filed on behalf of a former employee who is hearing impaired, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday, March 1. The... 16812503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-02T10:10:45-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/03/01/gang_homicide_trial_ends_with.html DAYTON — A man accused of gunning down Thomas “Tom-Tom” Watson on a basketball court last year was convicted Monday, March 1, of felonious assault, but the jury deadlocked on four charges, including two counts of murder. The jury also... 16808103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-03-01T17:02:10-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/02/26/drug_kingpin_gets_life_sentenc.html DAYTON — A man convicted of leading a major drug-trafficking organization, which brought hundreds of kilograms of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin to southern Ohio and Kentucky, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, Feb. 25. Anthony “Tricky” Baltimore had been... 16787203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-02-26T14:46:06-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/02/25/woman.html DAYTON — A woman who admitted hitting William “Bill” Cheeks in the head with a pipe two days before his death was indicted Thursday, Feb. 25, on a murder charge. The grand jury also indicted Veronica Spears on two counts... 16777703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-02-25T15:18:27-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/02/24/harrison_twp_montgomery_county.html HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — The North Plaza Inn, a source of frequent trouble in Dayton’s DeWeese-Ridgecrest neighborhood, will stay closed for a year, under a permanent injunction ordered Tuesday, Feb. 23. The hotel, at 3636 N. Dixie Drive, just... 16764403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-02-24T15:14:46-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/02/24/man_who_killed_developmentally.html DAYTON — A Dayton man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2008 beating death of a developmentally disabled man was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday, Feb. 23. Derek W. Byrd, 44, of 2052 Ravenwood Ave., appeared before Montgomery... 16763903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/ 2010-02-24T14:26:59-05:00 lgrieco@coxohio.com