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6 days ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — A Proctorville, Ohio, area man was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. Bryan Montroso, 57, of Township Road 1231, Proctorville, pleaded guilty last month in a drug case and was scheduled to be sentenced April 2 to three years in prison for aggravated possession of meth with the possibility of a judicial release after two years behind bars. Montroso, however, failed to show up for that sentencing and cut off an ankle monitor.
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1 week ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
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1 week ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | David E. Malloy
CHESAPEAKE — A groundbreaking for the remaining part of the Chesapeake bypass is set for April 22 near the existing bypass and the Robert C. Byrd Bridge connecting Chesapeake to downtown Huntington, W.Va.The Ohio Department of Transportation earlier approved a $128,590,000 contract for the 4.5-mile section of restricted two-lane road with Kokosing Construction Co.kAm“%96 AC@;64E 42>6 :? F?56C 3F586E[” D2:5 #2=A9 z=:?6[ 2DD:DE2?E 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 xC@?E@?\{2HC6?46 r@F?EJ r@>>F?:EJ p4E:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — An Oak Hill, Ohio, man was charged in a bill of information last week with 10 counts of rape and 10 counts of gross sexual imposition, according to Lawrence County Common Pleas Court records. Michael E. Bishop, 44, of Township Road 533, Oak Hill, was charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl from March 15, 2020, to Feb. 8, 2025, according to a bill of information filed by the office of Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson. Judge Christen Finley set bond in the case at $1 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — A Proctorville man accused of pulling a gun from beneath some bed covers and shooting a Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy last year rejected an offer of a 27- to 32-year prison sentence Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.
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2 weeks ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — An Ashland man has been indicted on rape and burglary charges in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court, according to the office of Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson. Jonathan Harris, 36, of the 400 block of 29th Street, Ashland, was charged with breaking into a home in Lawrence County on Nov. 28, 2023, and raping a woman. The indictment was returned last week. There also were three unrelated serious drug cases, Anderson said.
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2 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — An Ashland man has been indicted on rape and burglary charges in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court, according to the office of Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson. Jonathan Harris, 36, of the 400 block of 29th Street, Ashland, was charged with breaking into a home in Lawrence County on Nov. 28, 2023, and raping a woman. The indictment was returned last week. kAm%96C6 2=D@ H6C6 E9C66 F?C6=2E65 D6C:@FD 5CF8 42D6D[ p?56CD@? D2:5]k^AmkAm{2CCJ {66 q2D6?324<[ ba[ @7 s:G:D:@?
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4 weeks ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — A Huntington man charged with stabbing the South Point Elementary school principal last fall rejected a possible 45-year prison sentence Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. Joshua Lee Collins, 44, of Turner Road, Huntington, was indicted last November on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, and 11 counts of kidnapping of students and staff at the school.
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4 weeks ago | 
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — A Huntington man charged with stabbing the South Point Elementary school principal last fall rejected a possible 45-year prison sentence Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. Joshua Lee Collins, 44, of Turner Road, Huntington, was indicted last November on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, and 11 counts of kidnapping of students and staff at the school.
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1 month ago | 
herald-dispatch.com | David E. Malloy
IRONTON — An Ironton man was convicted in a jury trial in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court of felonious assault and a lesser burglary charge. Ricky McKnight, 67, of the 800 block of South 6th Street, Ironton, also was acquitted on a more serious aggravated burglary charge, according to Steve Nord, an assistant Lawrence County prosecutor. Judge Christen Finley set final sentencing for April 16. McKnight also has a community control sanctions (probation) charge to deal with.
