WPTW News Briefs - Wednesday, July 1st
Urbana Lawyer in Custody
AN URBANA-BASED ATTORNEY, WHO RECENTLY HAD HIS STATE LICENSE TO
PRACTICE LAW SUSPENDED, IS IN CUSTODY AGAIN AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE
THAT ENDED IN A CRASH SOUTH OF URBANA LAST WEEK. 39-YEAR OLD RYAN
REED WAS ARRESTED AFTER CRASHING HIS CAR ON WOODBURN ROAD WEST
OF U.S. 68. ACCORDING TO CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF MATT MELVIN, IT’S
THE THIRD TIME HE’S BEEN IN JAIL SINCE MAY. DEPUTIES CHASED REED AFTER
BEING ALERTED TO POSSIBLE THREATS HE MAY HAVE MADE INVOLVING A
WOMAN IN URBANA. REED WAS ALREADY ACCUSED OF ENTERING A WOMAN’S
HOME ON SCIOTO STREET ON MAY 14..
Tipp City Closed Roads
IN TIPP CITY, EAST MAIN STREET REMAINS CLOSED FROM FIRST STREET TO
STATE ROUTE 202 AFTER THE FLOOR OF THE FORMER TIPP BUGGY WHIP
BUILDING COLLAPSED INTO THE BASEMENT SUNDAY. TIPP CITY CHIEF OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES CAMERON HALLER SAID THE BUILDING WAS
IMMEDIATELY CONDEMNED BY MIAMI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. HALLER SAYS
THE HISTORIC BUILDING IS SHOWING SIGNS OF IMMINENT COLLAPSE.
Miami County Drug Dealer Sentenced
A DAYTON MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MIAMI
COUNTY. 34-YEAR OLD DWAYNE ALSTON APPEARED IN MIAMI COUNTY
COMMON PLEAS COURT BEFORE JUDGE STACY WALL WHO SENTENCED HIM TO
14 MONTHS IN PRISON. PRIOR TO SENTENCING, ALSTON WAS FOUND TO HAVE
BEEN SELLING THE COCAINE WHILE IN DRUG TREATMENT.
COVID-19 Death in Miami County
MIAMI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS A COVID-19 DEATH, THE FIRST IN
MORE THAN A MONTH. THIS DEATH, A MALE IN HIS 80S, NOT RELATED TO A
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE PASSED AWAY LAST
WEEK. MIAMI COUNTY HAS RECORDED 13 NEW COVID-19 CASES AND ONE
NEW HOSPITALIZATION SINCE FRIDAY.
Man Indicted for Stabbing
THE SHELBY COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A SIDNEY MAN WITH
FELONIOUS ASSAULT. 36-YEAR OLD TYLER SANCHEZ IS ACCUSED OF STABBING
A WOMAN ON JUNE 5. SANCHEZ REMAINS IN THE SHELBY COUNTY JAIL ON 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH BOND AND WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN SHELBY COUNTY
COMMON PLEAS COURT ON JULY 3.
4th of July Traffic Enforcement
ADDITIONAL MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WILL BE ON PATROL FOR
UPCOMING JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY. THE EXTRA PATROLS WILL BE WORKING
OVERTIME FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FROM JULY 3RD
THROUGH JULY 5TH. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE ON REMOVING IMPAIRED
DRIVERS AND ENFORCING OTHER CRASH CAUSING VIOLATIONS. A GRANT
FROM THE OHIO OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES WILL PAY FOR THE
OVERTIME AND FOR SOME FUEL COSTS.
Covington Man Missing
STILL NO SIGN OF A COVINGTON MAN MISSING FOUR MONTHS NOW. 48-
YEAR OLD DAVID FUGATE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE FEBRUARY 29. COVINGTON
POLICE SAY FUGATE IS 5-FOOT-10, 215 POUNDS, HAS GRAYISH BLACK HAIR,
BROWN EYES AND WEARS GLASSES.
Veterans Day Program
INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED FOR A VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
HONORING ALL UNION TWP., MIAMI COUNTY, VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR NOV. 8 AT 2 P.M. AT HOFFMAN
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WEST MILTON. A VIDEO WILL BE CREATED TO
ACCOMPANY STORIES SUBMITTED ABOUT EACH VETERAN. ORGANIZERS ARE
ASKING ANYONE WANTING TO INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS TO SEND PICTURES
AND STORIES, BRANCH OF SERVICES AND YEARS OF SERVICE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO HOFFMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 201 S. MAIN ST., WEST
MILTON, OHIO, 45383, ATTENTION NANCY STUDEBAKER..
Local Blood Drive
UPPER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER AND TROY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN WILL
HOST COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES WEDNESDAY, JULY 8. THE UPPER VALLEY
MEDICAL CENTER BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT 3130
NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. THE TROY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN BLOOD DRIVE
WILL BE FROM 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M. AT 1431 WEST MAIN STREET IN TROY. DONORS
MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND WEAR A FACE MASK. SCHEDULE YOUR
DONATION AT DONOR TIME-DOT-COM OR CALL 937-461-3220.
