County Workers Find Rare Documents Signed by Famous FBI Agent Melvis Purvis Jr.
Two county workers shuffling through old boxes in a northeast Ohio courthouse made a rare discovery
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Alcohol Played Role in Boat Crash That Killed 2 FBI Employees Near Cincinnati
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Alcohol played a role in a boat crash that killed two FBI employees on the Ohio River near Cincinnati in September, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The off-duty employees, Bryce Eastlick, 28, and John Stack II, 29, were killed after their 19-foot boat smashed into a massive barge on Sept. 25. “The…
Justice Department Investigating Police-Involved Shooting of Black Man at Wal-Mart Store
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s increased reviews of police department practices has reached Ohio after a grand jury opted no to indict officers involved in the unusual fatal shooting of a man at a Ohio Wal-Mart, the Associated Press reports. Pledging a “thorough and independent” investigation, the Justice Department said it’s trying to…
Man Wearing Google Glass Faces Hour-Long Interrogation at Ohio Movie Theater
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Ohio man was interrogated for an hour after he was spotted wearing Goggle Glass at a movie theater. The Business Insider reports that the glasses caused alarm at the AMC theater, where employees believed he was illegally taping the film. The man, who has not been identified, tried telling authorities that…
The Hole-in-the-Truck Gang
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com It was a cold early spring Saturday morning, and I was following a lead in a rural part of Michigan. I had received a call on Friday afternoon that there was a unique piece of evidence on a farm near the Michigan/Ohio border. When I got to the farm, I made…
Defense: FBI’s Tests On Ricin Were Unreliable, Shouldn’t be Allowed in Court
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Ohio man charged with creating the deadly toxin ricin is arguing that the FBI’s tests on the white powder found in his home were faulty, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The defense team for Jeff Boyd Levenderis, 65, argued during an evidentiary hearing Tuesday that the FBI’s findings were unreliable and…
Former ATF Supervisor Accidentally Shoots Self At Home
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As a former ATF supervisor and the current Medina police chief in Ohio, Patrick Berarducci knows a thing or two about gun safety. But that didn’t stop the 62-year-old with more than 40 years of experience in law enforcement from accidentally shooting himself in the leg at home, the Cleveland Plain Dealer…
Ohio Woman Sues FBI, Claiming She Was Mishandled Because of Her Ethnicity
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — A 36-year-old Ohio woman is suing the FBI and other federal agencies, saying she was removed from a flight in Detroit on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, manhandled, strip-searched and thrown into a dirty cell for more than four hours, the Detroit Free Press reports. Shoshana Hebshi,…