J Swygart

Lima

Criminal Justice Reporter at The Lima News

criminal justice reporter for The Lima News and resident grumpy old man. Now get off my lawn!

Articles

Victims give details of alleged kidnapping, assault

1 day ago | yahoo.com | J Swygart

May 14—LIMA — A pair of Fraunfelter Road homeowners who were assaulted more than two years ago when a man broke into their rural Lima home on Wednesday identified Leroy Page as their attacker.
Woman headed to prison for role in drug trafficking ring

1 day ago | yahoo.com | J Swygart

May 14—LIMA — A Jackson Center woman who prosecutors say was little more than a "shift leader" in a sweeping drug trafficking enterprise operated by Shawn Metzger was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of eight years in prison for her role in the illicit organization. Paige Snider, 33, appeared in Allen County Common Pleas Court and entered into a plea deal with prosecutors that called for her to plead guilty to a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony.
Victims give details of alleged kidnapping, assault

1 day ago | limaohio.com | J Swygart

LIMA — A pair of Fraunfelter Road homeowners who were assaulted more than two years ago when a man broke into their rural Lima home on Wednesday identified Leroy Page as their attacker.
Woman headed to prison for role in drug trafficking ring

1 day ago | limaohio.com | J Swygart

LIMA — A Jackson Center woman who prosecutors say was little more than a “shift leader” in a sweeping drug trafficking enterprise operated by Shawn Metzger was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of eight years in prison for her role in the illicit organization. Paige Snider, 33, appeared in Allen County Common Pleas Court and entered into a plea deal with prosecutors that called for her to plead guilty to a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony.
Trial begins for Lima man who allegedly terrorized homeowners

3 days ago | yahoo.com | J Swygart

May 12—LIMA — Allen County Prosecuting Attorney Destiny Caldwell told jurors in the trial of a Lima man accused of fleeing police, breaking into a county residence and assaulting the home's occupants for several hours that they will hear testimony this week that is "the things nightmares are made of."Testimony began Monday afternoon in the trial of Leroy Page, who is facing multiple felony charges stemming from an Oct.
Arraignment hearing set for Kalida bar owner

3 days ago | yahoo.com | J Swygart

May 12—OTTAWA — A 57-year-old Columbus Grove man has been ordered to appear in Putnam County Common Pleas Court on May 22 for an arraignment hearing following his indictment on charges related to a fire at a Kalida business he owns. Jeff Hoyt is charged with four felonies in connection with a March 16, 2024, fire at Hoyt's Tavern Sports Bar & Grill in Kalida.
Trial begins for Lima man who allegedly terrorized homeowners

3 days ago | limaohio.com | J Swygart

LIMA — Allen County Prosecuting Attorney Destiny Caldwell told jurors in the trial of a Lima man accused of fleeing police, breaking into a county residence and assaulting the home’s occupants for several hours that they will hear testimony this week that is “the things nightmares are made of.”Testimony began Monday afternoon in the trial of Leroy Page, who is facing multiple felony charges stemming from an Oct.
Arraignment hearing set for Kalida bar owner

3 days ago | limaohio.com | J Swygart

OTTAWA — A 57-year-old Columbus Grove man has been ordered to appear in Putnam County Common Pleas Court on May 22 for an arraignment hearing following his indictment on charges related to a fire at a Kalida business he owns. Jeff Hoyt is charged with four felonies in connection with a March 16, 2024, fire at Hoyt’s Tavern Sports Bar & Grill in Kalida.
Deliberations underway in murder case

6 days ago | limaohio.com | J Swygart

LIMA — Jurors in the case of Donya Perkins, charged with murder in the July 16, 2023 shooting death of Steve Smith, were deliberating the Lima teenager’s fate when The Lima News went to press Friday evening. The 12-member jury received the case late in the afternoon after four days of testimony.
Defendant's mother testifies at murder trial

1 week ago | yahoo.com | J Swygart

May 8—LIMA — Latoya McClellan, the mother of a Lima teenager on trial for murder, dominated the proceedings Thursday in her son's jury trial in Allen County Common Pleas Court. McClellan was called to testify in the case of her son, Donya Perkins, but much of the significance of the woman's appearance took place outside the jurors' presence.