Lucasville NewsLocal news for Lucasville, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Man's search finds father on death row- April 30, 2008 "We latched on to each other for 20 minutes" Sean Baker felt out of place his entire life. He always knew he had been adopted when he was 9 months old. via Marion Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/mans-search-finds-father-on-death-row?from... Prisco to serve all 25 years in prison- April 23, 2008 "We never stopped fighting. We just got the letter Monday." A grieving woman and community members are keeping the man convicted of kidnapping and raping the woman's sister behind bars for five more years. via Ashtabula Star-Beaconhttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/prisco-to-serve-all-25-years-in-prison?fro... Attorney misses appeal deadline in Julie Popovich case- April 19, 2008 "The state believes it is always in our interest to have appeals heard as soon after a conviction and sentence as possible" The convicted killer of a Reynoldsburg woman nearly lost his chance to appeal a life prison sentence after a court-appointed attorney neglected to file the paperwork on time. via Columbus Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/attorney-misses-appeal-deadline-in-julie-p... Executions to resume after high court OK's lethal injections- April 17, 2008 The Supreme Court upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions Wednesday, clearing the way for states to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly seven months. via WIBW-TV Topekahttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/executions-to-resume-after-high-court-oks-... Son meets father on death row in Mansfield- April 13, 2008 "It's not like getting to know my father; it's getting in touch with him" MANSFIELD -- George Skatzes Jr., 41, met his father for the first time last month. via News Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/son-meets-father-on-death-row-in-mansfield... Briefcase- April 10, 2008 "I have worked with the folks at Noble in the past, so I knew I was being assigned to a good institution" New warden named at Noble Co. prison CALDWELL - ' Edwin C. Voorhies Jr. was named the new warden at Noble Correctional Institution near Caldwell on March 30. via Marietta Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/lucasville-oh/2008/04/briefcase?fromrss=1 |