August 30, 2001 — Suspect charged with fraudulently obtaining multiple Ohio drivers licenses
August 29, 2001 — Woman charged with conveying drugs into Lorain Correctional Facility
August 27, 2001 — Patrol participating in sobriety checkpoint
August 21, 2001 — Patrol seeking help to locate suspect
August 20, 2001 — Columbus woman charged with conveying prescription pain killers
August 17, 2001 — Troopers recover $57,700 worth of cocaine in Preble County
August 17, 2001 — Correction officer charged with heroin possession, attempted conveying
August 7, 2001 — Buckeyes, Patrol partner with poster for Ohio State Fair
August 6, 2001 — Amsterdam woman to be arraigned on attempted conveyance
August 6, 2001 — Dentist charged with two counts of theft
Massillon – A Massillon resident is scheduled to appear in the Canton Municipal Court tomorrow on felony charges of fraudulently obtaining multiple Ohio drivers licenses. Troopers said Lydia Bronston, 39, was charged with tampering with government records, a third-degree felony, forgery, a fifth-degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
Troopers initiated an investigation after Bronston cashed a State of Ohio income tax check in Massillon, which contained a fraudulent social security number. Further investigation revealed Bronston had illegally obtained multiple Ohio drivers licenses using various names and social security numbers.
Troopers executed a search warrant on Bronston’s residence with assistance from the Massillon and Perry Township Police departments, the United States Social Security Administration, the Ohio Department of Taxation, and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Bronston was incarcerated at the Stark County Jail. If convicted of all the charges, she could face up to seven years in prison and $15,000 in fines. The investigation is ongoing.
Grafton — A Niles woman is scheduled to appear in the Elyria Municipal Court today on a felony charge after she was found attempting to convey marijuana into the Lorain Correctional Institution this morning. Troopers said Corianne J. Bayless, 29, was charged with conveying drugs into a correctional facility, a third-degree felony.
Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators developed information that Bayless might attempt to deliver drugs into the Lorain Correctional Institution. She was confronted as she arrived at the facility at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, and subsequently turned over three balloons containing five grams of marijuana, which she had hidden in her clothing.
Bayless was incarcerated at the Lorain County Jail. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state owned and leased property.
Columbus – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will participate in a sobriety checkpoint with local authorities this upcoming Labor Day weekend as part of the Nationwide Sobriety Checkpoint Campaign.
Troopers will assist in the operation of a checkpoint to deter and intercept drinking drivers this weekend. Sobriety checkpoints, along with public education, are among the best known deterrents for impaired driving.
"Holiday weekends tend to be dangerous times on our roadways. I urge Ohioans who may be drinking alcohol this weekend to plan ahead and have a designated driver or other transportation arrangements," Colonel Kenneth L. Morckel, Ohio State Highway Patrol superintendent said.
Lt. Governor Maureen O’Connor, Director of the Department of Public Safety, strongly believes that checkpoints are effective in preventing impaired driving. "Our goal is to reduce the number of highway deaths and injuries caused by drunk and drugged driving. The combination of sobriety checkpoints, heightening public awareness and strictly enforcing laws is making the difference," Director O’Connor said.
Last year Ohio experienced its safest Labor Day weekend in the past decade, with 12 people killed in traffic crashes. Three of these fatalities were alcohol related and while six of these fatalities had seat belts available to them, four were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.
This holiday weekend, the Patrol is encouraging motorists to report dangerous or impaired drivers, and help in getting needed assistance to stranded motorists, through the use of the toll-free 1-877-7-PATROL (1-877-772-8765) number.
Steubenville
– The Ohio State Highway Patrol is requesting help in finding a male suspect
in an assault of a state trooper that occurred on southbound State Route 7 at
University Boulevard in Jefferson County at 3:44 a.m. Sunday.
Troopers are looking for Lawrence Lamont Comb (also known as Mustard). Comb is a black male, approximately 5-foot-10, weighing 180-200 pounds, with a bald head and light facial hair. Comb may be driving a green Toyota Camry or Corolla with West Virginia license plates. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
On August 19, 2001, at 3:44 a.m. Sunday, a trooper from the Patrol’s Steubenville post stopped Comb for a traffic violation. The trooper subsequently placed Comb under arrest for driving under suspension. As the suspect was being secured, he assaulted the trooper and took his service weapon. Comb then fled into Steubenville, where he abandoned the vehicle in the LaBelle Heights area.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Lt. George T. Maier at the Steubenville Patrol post at (740) 264-1641.
Lancaster – A Columbus woman is scheduled to appear in the Lancaster Municipal Court today on felony charges after she was found attempting to convey prescription pain killers into the Southeastern Correctional Institution yesterday afternoon. Troopers said Lisa Renee Ivory, 31, was charged with conveying drugs into a correctional institution, a third-degree felony.
Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators developed information that Ivory planned to convey the drugs into the institution during a scheduled visit. Investigators found six Roxicet pills on her person. Roxicet is an acetaminophen-oxycodone, which is a pain-relieving tablet similar to Percocet.
Ivory was incarcerated at the Fairfield County Jail. If convicted of the third-degree felony, she could face up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state owned and leased property.
Eaton – A Springfield man is scheduled to appear in the Preble County Court today after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers recovered approximately $57,700 worth of cocaine on Interstate 70 eastbound, near milepost 8, Friday morning. Troopers said Dion Green, 18, was charged with possession of cocaine, a first-degree felony.
At 8:40 a.m. Friday, a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban being driven by Green was stopped by troopers for following too closely and marked lane violations. A drug-detecting canine at the scene alerted to the vehicle. A probable cause search revealed 577 grams of cocaine in a package located under the front seat of the Suburban.
Green was incarcerated at the Preble County Jail. If convicted, Green could face up to 10 years in prison, and up to a $20,000 fine.
Columbus – A correction officer from the Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CCI) is facing felony drug charges today after he was found Friday morning with heroin and marijuana he planned to convey into CCI. Troopers said Heath Colburn, 20, of Frankfort, was charged with possession of heroin, a fourth-degree felony, and attempting to convey drugs into a correctional facility, a third-degree felony.
Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators developed information that Colburn planned to pick up marijuana and heroin to be later conveyed to a CCI inmate. At 7:58 a.m. today, after Colburn had accepted two grams of heroin and eight grams of marijuana from undercover officers he met with in southern Franklin County, he was arrested by state troopers.
Colburn was incarcerated at the Franklin County Jail. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the third-degree felony, and up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for the fourth-degree felony.
Columbus – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and The Ohio State University football program, including Buckeyes’ head coach Jim Tressel, have teamed up for a new poster to help tackle drinking and driving.
The free
posters, available at the Ohio State Highway Patrol display at the Ohio State
Fair in the Marketplace Building, represents a successful Partners for Safety
effort between the two organizations. The poster shows Ohio State University
head football coach Jim Tressel, Brutus Buckeye, and Patrol trooper Nakia
Hendrix, who played for coach Tressel at Youngstown State University from
1993-1996. The poster also contains the slogan, "Help us tackle drinking
and driving! Partners for Safety."
"This partnership is an excellent way to remind the motoring public that drinking and driving is a serious problem with dangerous consequences. We are hoping this poster will help better educate motorists in Ohio on the importance of not drinking and driving, and are very pleased the Ohio State University football program was able to join us in this effort," Col. Kenneth L. Morckel, Patrol superintendent, said.
"It’s an honor to partner with the Ohio State Highway Patrol in passing along to everyone this very serious message," Jim Tressel, Ohio State University football coach, said.
Following the State Fair, Highway Patrol troopers throughout the state will distribute the posters as part of anti impaired driving presentations aimed at teens. The Patrol’s Partners for Safety effort involves local businesses, community groups, and organizations working with the Patrol with the goal of creating a safer highway environment.
Grafton – An Amsterdam woman is scheduled to appear in Elyria Municipal Court today on a felony charge after she was found attempting to convey marijuana into the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility. Troopers said Sandra White, 31, was charged with conveying drugs into a correctional facility, a third-degree felony.
Troopers and Institution investigators developed information that White might attempt to deliver drugs into the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility. Troopers served a search warrant as the suspect arrived at the facility Saturday morning, and subsequently found eight balloons containing six grams of marijuana in White’s clothing.
White was incarcerated at the Lorain County Jail. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state owned and leased property.
Cuyahoga Falls - A Department of Mental Health dentist is scheduled to appear in Cuyahoga Falls Court today on felony charges that she claimed monetary compensation for time she spent at her residence. Troopers said that Mary Lesinski-Lauer, 42, of University Heights, was charged with two counts of theft in office, both fifth-degree felonies.
Troopers initiated an investigation after Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare System officials found discrepancies in work hours claimed by Lesinski-Lauer. Troopers discovered multiple occasions when Lesinski-Lauer was not at work during time she claimed. On two of those occasions she was observed at her residence.
If convicted, Lesinski-Lauer could face up to two years in jail and $5,000 in fines.