AKRON
Terror charges will stand
AKRON: A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss terrorism charges against an Akron man accused of releasing the names and addresses of members of the military and urging people to attack them on behalf of the Islamic State.
Terrence McNeil, 25, is charged with nine counts of terrorism-related crime due to the incident. His attorneys argued the case should be thrown out, but U.S. District Judge Dan Polster said prosecutors should be given the chance to prove the case in court.
McNeil, a onetime hospital employee, is accused of posting a file on his Tumblr page in September 2015 that allegedly contained the names and addresses of military personnel. He urged supporters of the Islamic State to kill and behead the people he mentioned, according to authorities.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Little League theft charges
AKRON: The former Green Little League president has been accused of stealing from the league for his personal use.
Timothy C. McCloud, 46, of Green, has been charged with theft, a fourth-degree felony, and money laundering, a third-degree felony. He was booked into the Summit County Jail.
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office was notified in August that the Green Little League had more than $10,000 missing from its bank account. Detectives conducted interviews and a forensic accountant analyzed the league’s accounts.
Detectives determined that McCloud had been mixing his personal funds with Little League funds and used more than $27,000 in league funds for himself, according to the sheriff’s office.
Green Little League is a separate organization from Green Baseball Softball Federation, which has been in the community since 1958.
LAKE TOWNSHIP
Trustees hold elections
LAKE TWP.: Derrick Bailey was re-elected president of the Lake Local Board of Education at the board’s organizational meeting Monday. David Poling was re-elected vice president. Deborah Cain was appointed legislative liaison, with David VanderKaay as alternate; and Jennifer Anderson was appointed student achievement liaison.
At the regular meeting that followed, the board set the 2017 graduation date for Lake High School seniors for 3 p.m. June 3 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the board set its next regular meeting for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Lake Middle School.
Regional
Reps to hold office hours
State Reps. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, and Scott Wiggam, R-Wooster, will host open office hours in January. No appointment is necessary and everyone is encouraged to participate.
Wiggam will be available Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Wooster Public Library, Conference Room 1, 220 W. Liberty St.; 11 a.m. to noon at the Orrville Public Library, 230 N. Main St., and 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Rittman Branch Library, 49 W. Ohio Ave.
Wiggam may be contacted at 614-466-1474 or Rep01@ohiohouse.gov.
Roegner will be available Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, 3512 Darrow Road.
Roegner may be contacted at 614-466-1177 or Rep37@ohiohouse.gov.
Stow, Wooster, Canal Fulton
LaRose to meet with public
State Sen. Frank LaRose, R-Hudson, will host office hours Jan. 28 for constituents in Wayne and portions of Summit and Stark counties.
No appointment is necessary.
LaRose will be at Stow City Hall, 3760 Darrow Road, from 9-10 a.m.; Wayne County Public Library, 220 W. Liberty St. in Wooster, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and Canal Fulton City Hall, 155 E. Market St., from 1:30-2:30 p.m.