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Man who led police on pursuit found incompetent to stand trial

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Guy Brand has been deemed not competent to stand trial by Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra on Monday afternoon. Brand was arrested in May after a police pursuit where he struck a Richland Township police vehicle led to his arrest. The vehicle Brand was ...

Fox Run CEO placed on leave following arrest

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick, 59, was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of ...

Cleveland men face drug charges after St. Clairsville Walmart arrests

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit and the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission arrested two Cleveland men Friday at the St. Clairsville Walmart. Leneal Quinton Johnson, 42, and Jermaine Marlon Walton, 51, were each charged with ...

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Colerain Township trustees to meet Thursday ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Colerain Township trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Colerain Township Complex, 70730 Crescent Road. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 740-695-5430. Land Reutilization Corporation to hold special meeting ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Land Reutilization Corp. will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Belmont County Courthouse.

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Thursday — 10:19 p.m., a caller from an address on Harrison Street in Neffs reported that her soon-to-be-ex-husband had been drinking and was making concerning statements. An officer responded and reported that the male was fine. — 10:16 p.m., a caller from Belle Village Apartments in Bellaire reported that two pit bulls and two young children were unattended outside. An officer patrolled the area but found nothing. — 10:04 p.m., a caller from an address on Deep Run Road in Martins Ferry reported that a house across from him had collapsed and there was debris in the roadway. An ...