Paolo Giancaterino, an Ottawa criminal defence lawyer, says the bail reform bill fails to take into account the thousands of people who are in custody awaiting trial and the overcrowding at jails ...

Lisa Klemen, 43, of Ottawa, pleaded no contest Wednesday in Putnam County Municipal Court to a first-degree misdemeanor ...

Breaking News Update 6:20 a.m. 10/5/22: A second escaped inmate is back in custody according to the Ottawa County Jail. According to the jail's website, Tyler Tavis was arrested after escaping from ...

PORT CLINTON — Prior to COVID-19, Ottawa County's two jails combined for a daily average of 100 to 110 inmates. Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Levorchick said sometimes, often due to summer weekend ...

A former Ottawa resident who admitted to terrorizing his Asian neighbors with racially motivated harassment and vandalism has ...

A Canadian "Freedom Convoy" leader says his "organizing days are over" following a night in an Ottawa prison. Chris Barber, 46, a prominent leader and organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" protests, was ...

TULSA, Okla. –Two Ottawa County men were sentenced to five years for setting a sleeping inmate on fire. Justin Randall Gering, 30, of Fairland, and Tyler Levi Tavis, 23, of Miami were sentenced by U.S ...

OTTAWA, Kan. (WIBW) - The discovery of fentanyl and other drugs during an Ottawa search warrant led to the arrest of one man. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says that on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the ...