A young man who posed as a federal marshal in a scam targeting an elderly Hessel woman was sentenced to prison after ...

A judge has dismissed the possibility of the death penalty against Billy Wagner in the Pike County massacre trial.

Prosecutor calls judge 'hostile' The most recent move in the case, filed Monday with the Ohio Supreme Court, could be the most disruptive. Canepa submitted a request to disqualify Hein from ...

11 filings ask Hein to be removed from cases Hein, 69, began serving as a visiting judge in 2023 after 24 years as Common Pleas Court judge in Darke County, located northwest of Dayton.

Visiting Judge Jonathan Hein of Darke County is the fourth judge to oversee Wagner's case; as the original judge retired, his replacement is the former prosecutor who recused himself, and a ...

and today, judge jonathan hein agreeing to wagner’s request to move the trial out of pike county. it was in the spring of 2016 when investigators say the 53 year old, ...

Judge Hein has not indicated when he might issue a new ruling on the trial's location. Meanwhile, oral arguments regarding the appeal of Hein's decision to remove the death penalty in this case ...

Judge Hein recently set a Dec. 17 sentencing date for Angela and Jake Wagner, which is before Billy Wagner's trial. During that hearing special prosecutor Angela Canepa asked Judge Hein, ...

last month, judge hein, dismissing the death penalty against billy wagner. the sentencing for angela and jake wagner was supposed to happen today, but it’s been pushed back.

Judge Hein sentenced Wagner’s mother, Angela Wagner, who also pleaded guilty to her role in the slayings, to 30 years without the possibility of parole, including credit for six years served.

Judge Jonathan P. Hein ruled Monday in favor of the defense's request to move the trial out of Pike County, citing there has been too much public and media interest in the case to seat an ...

Scott Hein, 53, pleaded no contest to operating while intoxicated, 12th offense, and bail jumping. The OWI incident happened March 25, 2023. ... by Judge Raymond Huber. ...