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Search expands for escaped Lima inmates; Lee apprehended in Kentucky

Posted by Paula Scott on May 24, 2023 - 6:49am

UPDATE POSTED AT 9:53 A.M.

According to www.13abc.com / 13 Action News early on Wednesday, May 24, "A police department in Henderson, Kentucky ... "had arrested one of the men that escaped from the prison in Lima earlier this week."

James Marion Lee was arrested but Bradley Gillespie, fled on foot and had not yet been apprehended. Gillespie was convicted for a double murder.

The following media release was issued at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23:

LIMA – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and  Correction are investigating after two inmates, Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47 escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution (AOCI). 

Today [Tuesday, May 23] during a prisoner count at 11:00 a.m., ODRC officials determined Lee was missing. Angela Stuff, AOCI warden, approved an emergency count of all prisoners in  the facility and escape posts were manned. During the emergency count, it was  discovered Gillespie was also missing. The ODRC notified law enforcement and officers from multiple jurisdictions, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, and the Patrol responded to the facility. 

During the course of the investigation, prison officials determined Gillespie and Lee  were last observed on surveillance video inside the facility at 8:41 a.m. on May 22. 

The Patrol continues to work with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners  to investigate potential leads.

CONTINUES

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Two inmates escape from Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution

Posted by Staff on May 23, 2023 - 3:04pm

Warning from the Allen County Sherrif's Office:

2 inmates have escaped from Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Information is limited at the moment. Please be aware and use caution. If you see either inmate please DO NOT APPROACH. Immediately call 911.

James Lee – 47 years old. Male, brown hair, blue eyes, 300 pounds

Bradley Gillespie – 50 years old, male, bald, blue eyes, 200 pounds

The Sheriff's Office will update with more information as it is available.

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Barbara Ann Zimmerly was a Hancock County Chief Deputy Treasurer

Posted by Staff on May 23, 2023 - 10:30am

Barbara Ann Zimmerly, 82, died on May 17, 2023 at Sunrise Senior Living, Findlay, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. She was born on November 16, 1940 in Wapakoneta,Ohio to Helen (Wisener) and Kermit Katterheinrich.  She married Denver (Junior) Zimmerly on April 2, 1960. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before his death on November 29, 2020. Also preceding her in death were her parents, sister: Nancy Harrod, brother; James Katterheinrich and brother-in-law and sister-in-law; Larry and Shirley Zimmerly. 

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Obituaries
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Hancock and Wyandot students paint top plows

Posted by Staff on May 23, 2023 - 8:24am

Mohawk FFA Chapter and Cory Rawson High School earn annual Paint-The-Plow titles

LIMA, Ohio (May 23, 2023) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1’s annual Paint-the-Plow contest winners are Hancock County’s Cory-Rawson High School and Wyandot County’s Mohawk High School.

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Bluffton Public Works Week proclamation, May 21, 2023

Posted by Staff on May 23, 2023 - 8:15am

A PROCLAMATION FROM BLUFFTON MAYOR RICHARD JOHNSON:

WHEREAS, public works services provided in our community are an integral part of our citizen's everyday lives; and

WHEREAS, the support of an understanding and informed public is vital to the efficient operation of public works systems and programs including water, sever, streets, public buildings, solid waste collection, landfill, wastewater disposal, code enforcement and engineering to provide these essential services to our citizens; and

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Many routes lead to the Bluffton Icon

Posted by Paula Scott on May 23, 2023 - 7:56am

Not all Bluffton Icon guests come in the front door to our website homepage. Many start on Facebook--currently 5.4K like our page---while others follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Currently 535 individuals subscribe to daily Icon updates by email (sign up HERE).

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