Posted by Fred Steiner on August 24, 2018 - 1:36pm
Bluffton police report that on Aug. 24, Jonathon Lamb, 37, Bluffton, was sentenced to 18 years in prison during a sentencing hearing in the Hancock County Common Pleas Court.
Mr. Lamb plead guilty to two charges of rape in June of 2018 and a pre-sentence investigation followed. Mr. Lamb was sentenced to nine years on each count and those sentences will be served consecutively.
Several July police investigations involve illegal drug discoveries
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 3, 2018 - 4:58pm
Here's the Bluffton police department July docket.
July 1
Officers responded to the 400 block of Cherry Street in reference to a civil complaint.
Officers arrested a Marysville, Ohio, resident for possession of illegal narcotics following a traffic stop in the 300 block of North Main Street. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.
July 2
Officers arrested Corey J. Thayer, 21, Beaverdam, for driving under suspension following a traffic stop in the area of Interstate 75 and Bentley Road. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.
Bluffton police investigated a beer truck spill on Thurday morning between Bluffton Marathon and Lu Lu's. The driver of the truck apparently back up further than expected. The truck spilled dozens of beer cans into the hill between the two businesses.
Jonathon Lamb, 37, Bluffton, plead guilty to two counts of rape on Tuesday June 26, in Hancock County Common Pleas Cour, according to Bluffton police.
The charges stem from a complaint filed with the Bluffton Police Department in May of 2017 in which officers received a report of a possible sexual assault involving a child.
During the investigation, officers learned that the incident(s) happened in February of 2017 and Jonathan Lamb was subsequently arrested and charged with one count of first degree felony rape with a specification due to the age of the child.
Bluffton police, fire and EMS were at the scene of an accident along State Route 103 just east of Interstate 75. This is the scene at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday. A silver-grey SUV struck a utility pole, breaking it. (Ken Collins photo)
