Stories by Kelli Wynn
Former owners of Magetti Gavin Funeral Home surrendered licenses before closing business
The owners of the Magetti Gavin Funeral Home surrendered their licenses to the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors on March 7 and closed their business the next day, according to Vanessa Niekamp, executive director for the state board. The licenses were suspended days before the March 15 deadline ...
Soldier’s funeral scheduled; family awaiting soldier’s body
A funeral service for a West Alexandria man who died in Afghanistan while serving in the Army National Guard is scheduled for Monday, according to the Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home. Spc. Cody Dalton Suggs, 22, died March 7 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan while on mission with the 1487th Transportation Company, based ...
Dayton funeral home abruptly shuts down; State fine due today
The Magetti Gavin Funeral Home has shut its doors, according to a recorded phone message left on its business line.“As of Friday, March 8, the Magetti-Gavin Funeral Home is no longer in business,” said a female voice on the recording.It is unknown when the recording was made, but Friday was ...
Passenger credits God with his survival; Pilot in good condition after plane crash
The passenger in a Monday night plane crash described being “terrified” as the plane that was piloted by Doug Morgan of Middletown was going down. Morgan, 50, and Thomas “Tom” Duncan, the passenger, were injured in the crash near interstates 75 and 675 that caused power outages in Miami Township. ...
Trial date set for accused Dayton funeral director
New court dates have been scheduled for ex-funeral home director Scherrie McLin, who is facing 17 felony charges related to a fraud investigation concerning $200,000 in missing funds. McLin, 54 of Trotwood appeared alongside her attorney Clyde Bennett II in front of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Mary Katherine ...
Officials: Fuel possibly low in crashed plane
An investigation is ongoing after a small plane struck a power line and crashed near interstates 75 and 675 Monday night. The pilot, Doug Morgan, of Middletown, has a hangar at Hook Field. That’s where the Mooney M20E plane will be taken for investigation into the incident. Ohio State Highway ...
Former funeral director Scherrie McLin posts $250,000 bond
Former funeral director Scherrie McLin posted a $250,000 cash bond Friday after serving 15 days in the Montgomery County Jail on charges related to a fraud investigation concerning $200,000 in missing funds. McLin left the jail with a coat draped over her head with her son Mark Donelson. “The truth ...
Threat by North Korea termed ‘silly’ by some local experts
Some local experts called North Korea’s vow to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States “silly,” while others, including U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, said the threat should be taken seriously. “Their statements in context of their investment of nuclear weapons and technology clearly shows that they plan ...
Snowfall closes schools and base, causes accidents
Accidents, school cancellations and power outages were a part of the aftermath of an overnight winter storm that dumped anywhere from five to 10 inches of snow Wednesday in some areas.Tuesday night’s mix of sleet and snow made for hazardous driving conditions during Wednesday’s early commute. There were numerous reports ...
Muslim misconceptions purpose of Dayton forum
Clearing up misconceptions about Muslims and educating non-Muslims about the Islam religion founder are the two main purposes of tonight’s forum hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Dayton.The event, titled Muhammad, the Messenger of Peace, will start 7:30 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 33 East Fifth St.Guests include ...
Killer called ‘risk’ freed two years later
A state effort to better help inmates prepare for their parole hearings may have led to the 2012 release of convicted murderer Dameon Wesley, who is accused of going on a rampage Feb. 24 in his girlfriend’s Dayton home and killing 13-year-old Briona Rodgers. Wesley was released two years after ...
Girl still in critical condition following shooting
The 13-year-old girl shot during the fatal shooting of her eighth-grade cousin remains in critical condition Thursday, according to hospital officials.Alonta Culpepper was injured in the Sunday shooting at a home on Home Avenue that left Briona Rodgers, a student at City Day Community School, dead after suffering multiple gunshot ...
Investigation continues into Dayton funeral home
The Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is working with the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office to see if felony charges should be filed against the owners of a local funeral home, according to a state board official. The investigation involves whether the Magetti Gavin Funeral Home, 1508 Valley St., ...
Accused killer apologizes to family
The ex-con accused of killing a 13-year-old Dayton girl on Sunday was denied release from prison in 2010 because the state parole board said his release “would create undue risk to public safety.”Dameon Wesley, 39, was denied parole four times before he was released last August. Five months later he ...
Police seek ex-con in shooting of two teens
Police continued to search Monday for the ex-con accused of shooting two young girls Sunday that left one 13-year-old girl dead and left her cousin clinging to life. Authorities now believe they have found the SUV connected to the homicide. Briona Rodgers, 13 and a student at City Day Community ...
Funeral home owner remains in jail
Former funeral director Scherrie McLin was still being held in the Montgomery County Jail late Friday after surrendering herself to county law enforcement officials at her Thursday court arraignment.An arrest warrant was issued against McLin, owner of the now closed McLin Funeral Home, Inc. 2801 N. Gettysburg Ave., last week ...
Little still known about dismembered body found at recycling center
It is still unknown how the dismembered body of a Dayton man ended up at the Rumpke Recycling Facility.Workers found the body of Robert Benedict, 60, of 840 Brown St., late Wednesday at the facility located at 1932 E. Monument Ave. His leg was found inside a bundle of cardboard ...
$250K bond for ex-funeral home owner McLin
Former funeral director Scherrie McLin appeared at the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court today, nine days after the county Prosecutor’s office indicted her on 17 felony charges. An arrest warrant had been issued against McLin, owner of McLin Funeral Home, Inc. 2801 N. Gettysburg Ave. The prosecutor’s office had requested ...
Officials tout progam that helps ex-offenders find jobs
The recidivism rate for the approximately 1,400 individuals who sought the service of the Montgomery County Office of Ex-Offender Reentry Office is currently 9.3 percent, which is far below the countywide rate, according to the office’s policy board.This was one of the announcements made during a Wednesday press conference held ...
Obama presses GOP to halt automatic spending cuts
WASHINGTON — Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce deficits and warning that the jobs of essential government workers, from teachers to emergency responders, are on the line. Obama spoke as a ...
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