Thursday, March 18, 2021
Lorain County Community Guide
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One dead after truck goes into Mill Hollow Wellington man
dies in apparent garage accident
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BROWNHELM TWP. — A 23-year-old Vermilion resident was pronounced dead after his vehicle reportedly broke through a guardrail at North Ridge Road and Vermilion Road and fell off a cliff late Sunday morning. Troopers found a severely damaged 2020 Ford F-150 on the bank of the Vermilion River and the driver, Alec A. Koutsopoulos, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Elyria post. The single-vehicle crash is under investigation by the Highway Patrol. Initial reports to the
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Angelo Angel | Chronicle
A damaged guardrail is shown Sunday at the intersection of Vermilion and North Ridge roads near where a severely damaged 2020 Ford F-150 was found on the bank of the Vermilion River. Patrol’s Medina Dispatch Center indicated Koutsopoulos’ pickup was traveling westbound on North Ridge Road when it drove through the Vermilion Road intersection,
struck the guardrail and “vaulted” over the steep cliff there, according to the release. The incident was called into the dispatch center at 11:03 a.m. Sunday.
Troopers responded to the scene along with Lorain County Metro Parks rangers and the Vermilion Fire Department. The Mill Hollow portion of the Lorain
County Metro Parks’ Vermilion River Reservation was closed for several hours following the crash and reopened to the public by about 4 p.m.
A Wellington man died last week after being trapped under a car at his Fairgrounds Road home. According to a release from the Lorain County Sheriff's Office, emergency workers were called to a home on the 22000 block of Fairgrounds Road around 6:22 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 for a man trapped under a blue Honda coupe. The 34-year-old man, unresponsive at the time of the incident, was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, the release said. An investigation by sheriff's deputies found that apparently the man had been working under the car, which was elevated by two jack stands and two car ramps. At some point in the 90 minutes before 911 was called, the car had shifted backward off the jacks and stands and onto the man. Deputies did not release the name of the victim.
POLICE REPORTS AMHERST
• Feb. 14 at 12:31 a.m.: Jasper Kennedy, 29, of Lorain, was served with a warrant through the Amherst Police Department. The original charge was domestic violence. • Feb. 14 at 2:46 a.m.: Ronnie Justice, 45, of Vermilion, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, marked lanes and no headlights. • Feb. 17 at 12:39 p.m.: A man was found deceased in his Royal Drive home. • Feb. 18 at 8:07 p.m.: Officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Woodhill Drive. Robert Faecking, 39, of Amherst, was arrested on a warrant through Lorain County 911; the original charge was possession of dangerous drugs. • Feb. 19 at 3:40 p.m.: A resident reported being the victim of an unemployment scam. • Feb. 20 at 1:22 a.m.: Nicholas Hruschak, 27, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, failure to stop after a crash, open container, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Feb. 20 at 6:25 p.m.: An unemployment fraud complaint was filed. • Feb. 21 at 1:03 a.m.: A juvenile boy who was out past curfew was returned to his father. • Feb. 21 at 1:13 a.m.: Adam Pinero, 30, of Lorain, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. • Feb. 21 at 1:32 p.m.: A counterfeit bill was turned over to police. • Feb. 21 at 4:31 p.m.: Investigating a complaint of suspicious activity at Days Inn on Route 58, involving blood and possible drugs. Police used a search warrant to enter and collected evidence for processing. • Feb. 21 at 10:37 p.m.: Christopher McKay, 48, of Tippecanoe, was arrested on a warrant. When officers made contact with him, he allegedly fled on foot, and was later taken into custody with the help of Lorain K-9 officers. McKay was charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest. • Feb. 21 at 10:39 p.m.: A counterfeit bill was turned over to police by staff at Papa Johns on Kresge Drive. • Feb. 22 at 6:48 p.m.: A woman said her husband started sending her text messages despite a tempo-
rary protection order. • Feb. 23 at 6:04 p.m.: Jeffrey Orozco, 51, of Lorain, was charged with domestic violence. • Feb. 25 at 4:09 p.m.: Police attempted to arrest Javon Gage, 25, of Canfield, on a felony warrant through the Lorain County Sheriff's Office; he was wanted for contempt of court on an original charge of burglary. Officers said that after stopping Gage's vehicle and speaking with him, Gage sped off. That resulted in a short chase that was called off due to rush hour traffic. • Feb. 25 at 6:02 p.m.: Ramsey DeJesus Jr., 24, of Lorain, was charged with getting into a hit-and-run crash and driving under suspension. • Feb. 26 at 2:04 a.m.: A 16-year-old girl was charged with unruliness at Motel 6 on Route 58. • Feb. 26 at 7:30 a.m.: David Williams, 33, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charges were possession of drug abuse instruments and criminal damaging. • Feb. 26 at 4:38 p.m.: Terrance Brown, 30, of Cleveland, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court. The original charge was theft. • Feb. 26 at 7:15 p.m.: Torry Butler, 28, of Columbia Township was arrested on a warrant through Lorain County 911 for contempt of court. The original charges were possession of dangerous drugs, resisting arrest, drug paraphernalia, possession of criminal tools, theft and drug trafficking. • Feb. 26 at 7:37 p.m.: Police responded to a Pyle-South Amherst Road residence to assist sheriff's deputies with a drug overdose. A 19-year-old man from Lorain was revived and treated by LifeCare Ambulance paramedics. • Feb. 27 at 10:02 a.m.: A juvenile was reported missing. • Feb. 27 at 12:37 p.m.: Police investigated a suspicious condition at a Crocker Street home where it appeared someone may have attempted to pry a window open. • Feb. 28 at 9:56 a.m.: Officers responded to a domestic dispute on Spruce Tree Lane. • Feb. 28 at 10:46 a.m.: The walls of a room were damaged at Days Inn on Route 58.
• Feb. 28 at 2:58 p.m.: Police responded to Lancer Drive, where a man died in bed. • Feb. 28 at 3:12 p.m.: Police investigated a suspicious condition involving mail. • Feb. 28 at 8:55 p.m.: Mindy Anderson, 34, of Sandusky, was arrested on a warrant through the Erie County Sheriff's Office for contempt of court. The original charges were theftrelated. • Feb. 28 at 11 p.m.: Police responded to a singlevehicle crash at North Ridge Road and Linn Road following a domestic dispute. • March 1 at 3:45 a.m.: Devonte Watkins, 26, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear; the original charge was financial responsibility license suspension. Alexander Lee, 26, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Amherst Police Department for failure to appear in court; the original charge was theft. • March 1 at 9:13 p.m.: A woman was unresponsive from a suspected overdose at Days Inn on Route 58. She was revived with naloxone and taken to the hospital. • March 1 at 11:19 p.m.: Connie Jones, 48, of Lorain, was arrested on a warrant through the Ohio State Highway Patrol for failure to appear in court. The original charge was trespassing. • March 3 at 8:11 p.m.: A woman was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation after she was spotted stumbling in front of cars on Route 58. • March 4 at 5:31 p.m.: Kipp Young, 33, of Sandusky, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving outside marked lanes, following too closely and failing to use a turn signal. • March 4 at 10:59 p.m.: Officers responded to a domestic violence complaint on Linn Road. A police report was sent to the prosecutor for review of possible charges. • March 5 at 11:02 p.m.: Nathan Blinco, 18, of Lorain, was charged with aggravated menacing and theft following a complaint about a sale of shoes using fake money. • March 6 at 2:47 p.m.: Marquesha Price, 25, of Amherst was charged with assault, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia following an alleged fight at Motel 6 on
Route 58. • March 6 at 10:27 p.m.: Patrick Meyer, 53, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, driving outside marked lanes, weaving and failure to reinstate a license. • March 6 at 11:29 p.m.: A man said political signs were removed from his yard on Spruce Tree Lane — one was stolen and another was thrown in the driveway.
OBERLIN
• Feb. 18 at 12:13 p.m.: Danielle Glass was served with a warrant for contempt of court. • Feb. 19 at 7:10 p.m.: A firearm was reported missing from the glovebox of a vehicle. The front passenger window had been broken. • Feb. 21 at 1:29 p.m.: Officers investigated a domestic dispute on East Lorain Street. • Feb. 21 at 3:25 p.m.: Two glass smoking devices, three medicine bottles containing suspected marijuana, a foil bag with suspected marijuana, two knives, a glass syringe and other varies items were turned over to police by Oberlin College security. • Feb. 23 at 1:21 p.m.: A used tire and battery cage at Walmart on US Route 20 was broken into. Batteries were reported stolen. • Feb. 23 at 2:07 a.m.: A man allegedly tried to gain access to a North Pleasant Street home. • Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.: A report was made involving a fraudulent unemployment claim. • Feb. 23 at 4:41 p.m.: A fraudulent unemployment claim scam was reported. • Feb. 24 at 5:10 p.m.: Brandon Gorham, 37, of Lorain, was arrested on a
warrant through the Oberlin Police Department for failure to report to jail. • Feb. 25 at 6:36 p.m.: A 17-year-old employee at Walmart allegedly stole about $30 worth of food items from the US Route 20 store on several occasions. A police report said he also admitted to stealing headphones worth $130. The matter was forwarded to Lorain County Juvenile Court. • Feb. 26 at 11:20 a.m.: An unemployment claim fraud case was reported. • Feb. 26 at 8:43 p.m.: Officers responded to a domestic dispute on Lincoln Street. Wade Yarber Jr., 28, of Oberlin, was arrested on warrants for failure to appear in court on a domestic violence charge, and failure to report to jail. • Feb. 28 at 4:20 p.m.: A delivery driver collapsed due to a suspected seizure in a yard at the corner of East College and Spring streets. He was taken to Mercy Health Allen Hospital. • March 1 at 9:17 a.m.: A woman reported a wind chime, cross and a photographer were stolen from her door on South Main Street. • March 1 at 9:47 a.m.: Kaitlyn Rose, 20, of Elyria, was arrested on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court for failure to appear in court. • March 2 at 2:06 p.m.: Chocolates, a bicycle and other items were reported stolen from a West College Street garage. • March 2 at 5:50 p.m.: A suspicious handwritten note was placed on a South Main Street door. It followed a Feb. 27 incident involving a woman wearing a backpack with a "strange device" in it, according to a police report. • March 4 at 12:15 a.m.: Jason Brown was arrested
on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court for contempt of court. • March 5 at 3:30 p.m.: Anton Boulware of Oberlin was arrested on two secret indictment warrants through the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas on a charge of child nonsupport. • March 8 at 3:11 a.m.: Legna Figueroa was arrested on a warrant through Oberlin Municipal Court for failure to appear for a probable cause hearing.
WELLINGTON
• Feb. 26 at 1:33 p.m.: A theft was reported at Apples Market on East Herrick Avenue. • Feb. 27 at 11:07 a.m.: A woman said an unknown person fraudulently applied for a debit card in her name. • Feb. 28 at 2:25 a.m.: Jeffrey Wright, 47, of Wellington, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, state refusal, having weapons under disability and driving outside marked lanes. A police report noted officers used caution because Wright is a martial arts expert. A number of firearms and ammunition were found. • Feb. 28 at 8:41 p.m.: James Moore, 39, of Wellington, was charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon following a complaint at Mickey Mart on East Herrick Avenue. A knife and several types of drugs were taken as evidence, according to a police report. • March 1 at 6:51 p.m.: Officers went to Brookside Drive for a drug overdose. Editor's note: Though charged, defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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