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Doug Deepe: Don't Jump on Jim Lintz Marty Donini is a Fraud Who Do You Want as Sheriff? By Austin Leedom at 11:50 p.m.Monday, February 09, 2004 Doug Deepe is very touchy about public officials, or would-be public officials giving him false information. Doug Deepe is saying that Sheriff Candidate Jim Lintz is untruthful because when Doug had asked Jim Lintz (a few weeks ago) if the fellow who filed papers to challenge Marty Donini's qualifications for election was Jim Lintz' relative. Jim Lintz said no. Today Doug Deepe learned that the challenger was Jim Lintz's brother-in-law and Doug became angry; he said he was going to tell people that Lintz is a liar. I could not very well disagree with Doug Deepe about the veracity of Jim Lintz' spoken words. However, I responded by reminding Doug that Marty Donini is also a fraud, a mendacious public official who has been untruthful with us since our first interview with him shortly after Donini took office in 1997 when he at first denied giving Deputy Mark Darby a badge. (Deputy Darby had robbed a Sentinel reporter in the Courthouse in 1996 and was fired by former sheriff Jim Sutterfield) I also reminded Doug Deepe that Marty Donini prevaricated when we went to his office to get records on the Bob Walton incident in October 1998. Donini also has refused, for seven years, to properly account for the annual furtherance of justice fund expenditures which now amount to over $175,000, and has repeatedly issued inveracious documentation concerning his disposal of other public funds. Doug Deepe responded by saying that he would attempt to get Sheriff Donini to meet with us for a truthful conversation. This will be unlikely, as Mr. Donini has always been reluctant to talk with us because we ask him questions about his personnel and his failure to make public accounting of public money. However, if we were able to view and copy Sheriff Donini's hidden records, we agreed that I would print less of the many documented articles and hard questions I have prepared for publishing in the following months before election. Sheriff Marty Donini indicated this evening that he was hesitant to talk with us because he didn't trust us. I assured the sheriff that we didn't trust him, either. By Austin Leedom, Monday, February 09,2004 at 11:50 p.m. SHERIFF DONINI TO HAVE BUSY DAY NEXT MONDAY Written and posted by Austin Leedom, at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2004 Criminal records to be opened on Monday, February 9, 2004 at Clerk of Courts Office Sheriff Marty Donini lost again in his long battle to keep his criminal records concealed. The Court of Appeals ruled on December 22, 2003 that the Donini records would be open to the public at the Portsmouth Municipal Court on the 9th day of February, 2004 and thereafter, unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise. Marty Donini then filed a motion to have the files transferred to the Municipal Court so he could apply for an order to seal the records until he could have them expunged again. Apparently Mr. Donini never wants the public to view his criminal files. On February 3, 2004, two days ago, the Court of Appeals denied this motion by Sheriff Marty Donini. Donini may make an emergency a desperate last hour appeal to the Supreme Court to delay the opening of the files on February 9, 2004 as the Court of Appeals has ordered. APL Written and posted by Austin Leedom, at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2004 SHERIFF'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY A MEMBER OF HIS OWN PARTY Written and posted by Austin Leedom, at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2004 Opening of the Sheriff's criminal records should take place in the morning of February 9th, and in the evening of February 9th, Sheriff Donini is scheduled for a Board of Elections trial at 4:00 p.m. to answer an eligibility challenge to his candidacy for Sheriff this year. FOUR YEARS AGO MARTY DONINI TRIED TO GET HIS OPPOSITION RULED INELIGIBLE Four years ago Sheriff Marty Donini had one of his deputies challenge a Donini opponent in the 2000 election. Captain John Murphy, who was a Democrat that year, filed a challenge to the candidacy of Jim Lintz. Following a seven-hour trial by the Board of Elections it was adjudged that Mr. Lintz was truly eligible to run for Sheriff. Lintz lost in the fall election to Marty Donini whose criminal background had not been revealed at that time. APL Written and posted by Austin Leedom, at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2004
Written by Austin Leedom and Doug Deepe, Sunday, February 01, 2004 at 9:40 p.m. SHERIFF MARTY DONINI HAS SHOWN CONTEMPT FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND HAS LIED ABOUT COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGE HOWARD H. HARCHA III Reference Front Page of Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, January 31, 2004 - Article on Marty Donini by Managing Editor Rick Greene 'INCIDENTS PART OF THE PAST' "Donini discusses cases expunged from his record eight years ago"
ITEM ONE - DONINI LIES TO MANAGING EDITOR OF DAILY TIMES According to information contained in the FrontPage article written by Managing Editor Rick Greene of the Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, January 31, 2004 Sheriff Marty Donini gave Mr. Greene information that is deliberately inaccurate, and also used documents that are unlawful for Donini to possess or discuss. Marty Donini would like people to believe he was not an aggressive street bully but only a mischievous lad who only was acting violent and disorderly with the police. Also he would have you believe that stealing was just a prank and his actions was excusable because of his youth. You may be able to believe the spin that Donini attempts to get Editor Greene to believe. Marty Donini was just a young man having fun in 1975 and 1976. But, in 1995 Marty Donini was no longer just a youngster having fun; he was an experienced officer. He had served as a Lieutenant with Sheriff John Hull who was voted out in 1992. The newly elected Sheriff did not retain Marty as a deputy; Marty found work as an investigator for the City Prosecutor's Office. In 1995, at age 38, he held a position of public trust in City Hall where he had easy access to the Municipal Court criminal records books. Can you believe that tampering with the records in the Clerk of Courts Office to cover up his crimes was just another juvenile prank? It is a crime to tamper with official records, a felony crime. Marty's actions in connection with improper expungements of his personal criminal records appear to be felonious. In his efforts to wrongfully conceal his past transgressions he committed more serious crimes than he was trying to cover up. Does this remind you of Watergate? The cover-up of a burglary brought down the President of the United States. First, it appears that Marty Donini told Editor Greene that Judge Howard Harcha III expunged three cases from Donini's record in 1995. We do not believe this to be true. On Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Sentinel Reporters John Welton and Austin Leedom talked with Judge Howard H. Harcha III at the Scioto County Courthouse. The Judge said he had expunged one record for Marty Donini. We have known and trusted Judge Howard Harcha for many, many years. We have never known him to be untruthful in any matter, and we not hesitate to claim that there is not a person in this county who would ever say that Judge Harcha has ever been untruthful. We have not totally agreed with every court decision he has made, but we have never found him to unfair, deceitful or dishonest. On the other hand, Marty Donini has a documented record of misrepresentation, outright lying, secrecy, theft, violent behaviour, and public corruption. We have known Marty Donini for too many years. He has a record of refusing to answer question about concealment of public records and funds. Of course, it is natural and usual for anyone involved in illegal activities to be deceptive. When performing illegal acts it is safer for the perpetrator to conceal records and keep the public unaware of the facts. Marty Donini has seldom been known to be truthful. As one young reporter recently remarked, "You can tell when Sheriff Donini is lying, his lips are moving." JUDGE DID ONE EXPUNGEMENT? DID DONINI DO THE OTHERS? Marty Donini, who worked with the courts in City Hall and had access to the Clerk of Courts record books had one expungement done for him by Judge Howard Harcha. But, that was not enough; Marty had more than one record to expunge. It is quite possible that, after seeing the expungement procedure performed and learning what was to be done, Marty Donini simply did the next two expungements personally, without letting the Judge have knowledge that the Judge was also expunging two more criminal records for Marty Donini This would be easy for a talented, devious man like Donini. He may have had to affix the Judge's signature to the false expungements, but Marty would have had no difficulty with that minor task. Also, it might worry the judge if Marty Donini took two more records to him to be expunged. It is most likely that Judge Harcha had no idea there was more than one offense. After all, you can have only one record expunged, and that one cannot be expunged if you have had a second offense within one year of the first offense. Had Judge Harcha known of the second criminal offense committed by Marty Donini and that offense had occurred only eleven months after the first offense, Judge Harcha would not have expunged even one criminal record for Marty Donini. It is our belief that Marty Donini lied to Judge Harcha to obtain that one expungement. It is also reasonable to believe that Marty did the other expungements. We know that Donini lied to Editor Rick Greene about Judge Harcha expunging three criminal records. Donini didn't tell Columbus Dispatch the full story, either. In an article published in the NEWS Section of the Columbus Dispatch on page 11D on Sunday, November 5, 2000 Donini told a different story about his record to Reporter Bob Drieitzler. Following an interview with Marty Donini a few days before the election of 2000 concerning allegations of Donini's criminal records that had been published by the Shawnee Sentinel, Reporter Dreitzler wrote, "Donini acknowledged that he was charged with a misdemeanor when he was an 18-year-old high school senior, but said he was not convicted and the record was expunged." Donini prevaricated by omission by presenting only one of his crimes.
ITEM TWO - DONINI VIOLATES COURT ORDER BY USING AND DISCUSSING THE SEALED RECORDS. The records that Sheriff Donini apparently discussed with Editor Rick Greene were part of the cases that were ordered sealed by Court of Appeals. There is also a standing gag order by Court of Appeals that has been in effect since August 27, 2002. No discussion of the contents of the files nor use or disclosure of any contents of the files to any person is allowed by any person who is party to the suit. DONINI MAY BE CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT That Donini would disregard the Court's order is not surprising; Marty Donini has repeatedly demonstrated contempt for the law, the courts, the judges, and the citizens of Scioto County. Latest docket entrys from Court of Appeals in the case of Marty Donini 01/22/04 ENTRY - IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY FILED 12/22/03 THE CLERK OF COURTS IS DIRECTED TO RETAIN THE RECORD IN THIS MATTER UNDER SEAL UNTIL FEBRUARY 9, 2004. ON AND AFTER 02/9/04 THE RECORDS IN THIS MATTER SHALL BE DEEMED PUBLIC UNLESS THE SUPREME COURT ORDERS OTHERWISE. VOL 33 PG 108 01/22/04 ISSUED A CERTIFIED COPY OF ENTRY TO COUNSEL OF RECORD AND CLERK - PORTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL COURT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. 01/22/04 MOTION OF THE RESPONDENT MARTY DONINI TO HAVE THE FILES TRANSFERRED TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT SO THAT RESPONDENT COULD APPLY FOR AN ORDER TO SEAL THE RECORDS 01/23/04 RELATOR'S MEMORANDUM IN REPLY TO RESPONDENT DONINI'S OPPOSITION TO RELATOR'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES (4) COPIES TO COURT OF APPEALS) 01/26/04 RETURN RECEIPT FILED, SERVED STEVEN G LAFORGE: S-?WOLFE 1-23-04 CLERK OF PORTS MUNICIPAL COURT: S-SUSAN ADAMS 1-23-04 01/26/04 RETURN RECEIPT FILED. SERVED STEVEN G. LAAFORGE: S-SUSAN ADAMS 1-23-04 ROBERT B. NEWMAN; S-UNREADABLE DAVID W. KUHN; S-MICHAEL PENN 1-23-04
ITEM THREE - WHO'S PAYING FOR ALL THIS? HAVE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEEN PAYING MARTY'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY? IF SO, WILL THEY ALSO PAY THE COURT COSTS OF THE CASE AND ALSO THE ATTORNEY FEES FOR THE PLAINTIFF'S LAWYER? Donini has battled since September 2000 to keep his records from being exposed to the public. His attorney is Steven G. LaForge. This attorney is regularly employed by a company that defends Scioto County. Over a year ago while attending County Commission meetings I noticed letters coming through the Commissioner's meetings from Steven G. LaForge concerning Sheriff Marty Donini. ARE TAXPAYERS PAYING TO DEFEND MARTY FOR ACTS HE DID BEFORE HE BECAME SHERIFF? I wondered at that time if the Scioto County Commissioners had agreed to pay for the defense of Marty Donini for wrongful acts Donini had committed before becoming the Sheriff of Scioto County. Donini wants to hide the records again. Marty Donini is still hoping and fighting to keep his criminal records secret. On December 22, 2003 he requested that the Appeals Court return the records to the Portsmouth Municipal Court and keep the records sealed until he could get the records sealed again by Portsmouth Municipal Court order. Marty doesn't mind fighting this out in court no matter how long it takes. We have reason to believe that the taxpayers of Scioto County are paying all the legal fees for him. The citizens will also have to pay all the court fees, plus the attorney's fees for Plaintiff Darrell Leadingham. I rarely ask any questions at the Commissioner's meetings, but I did ask why Donini's case was being defended by the county. None of the three Commissioners acted as though they had any knowledge of any approval by the Commission to pay for Donini's defense. However, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney William K. Shaw who furnishes legal guidance to the Commission at the meetings volunteered that it was his belief that the insurance company had "just picked this case up" and was not charging the county for their legal service in the Donini litigation. Further inquiries will be made at the Commissioner's Offices and at the Office of County Auditor David Greene. If you would like to read the court docket concerning this case you may do so by clicking on www.sciotocountycpcourt.org Search for case number 02CA000827, filed on 02/11/02 or search under the name of Donini, Marty SHERIFF Written and posted by John Welton and Austin Leedom at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, February 01, 2004. D D and APL
PROTEST FILED AGAINST SHERIFF.... a member of the Republican party filed a protest with Scioto County Board of Elections Tuesday, January 13, 2004 asking Republican Candidate Marty V. Donini be declared ineligible to run for Sheriff.......charges: improper certification and criminal records.... FOUR YEARS AGO, our present Sheriff Marty Donini had one of deputies, John Murphy (who was then a Democrat), file a protest against Democratic party candidate Jim Lintz asking that Mr. Lintz be declared ineligible to run for Sheriff. A trial by the Board of Elections made a judgment that Mr. Lintz was eligible. APL ... (UPDATED 3:45 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2004) A pre-trial hearing on this charge against Sheriff Marty Donini will be heard on the 27th of January 2004 at the Board of Elections (BOE) Office. according to Nancy Shepherd, Director of the BOE. Attorney Steven Mowery is Chairman of the Board of Elections. (by Austin Leedom) APL
NEWARK, Ohio -- Unless James Petrey wins a court appeal or an independent candidate files to run in November, Randy Thorp won't face opposition to be Licking County's next sheriff. Last night, the county Board of Elections unanimously ruled that Petrey, a former sheriff's sergeant, lacks the legal qualifications to be sheriff and cannot oppose Thorp in the March 2 Republican primary. No Democratic candidate is running in the primary. Petrey and his lawyers said last night that they would discuss the board's action before deciding whether to take their case to court. Petrey ran four years ago as an independent candidate against Sheriff Gerry Billy, who is not seeking re-election, and lost by a 3-to-1 margin. Thorp, Billy's chief deputy, said he was pleased by the board's decision and will campaign hard for the post of sheriff regardless of whether he has an opponent. "I'm looking forward to getting out and meeting with the constituents,'' Thorp said. Petrey said he will decide in the next few days whether to take his case to Licking County Common Pleas Court or directly to the Ohio Supreme Court. "I think every board member is going to interpret the law the way they see it,'' Petrey said. "My interpretation . . . was I met the qualifications.'' During a two-hour hearing, the four-member elections board listened to arguments from attorneys and testimony from Petrey about a protest filed last week on Thorp's behalf over Petrey's candidacy. Board members, who also reviewed a state Supreme Court ruling from 2000 upholding a similar decision by the Delaware County Board of Elections to rule sheriff candidate Mark Wolfe off the Republican primary ballot, decided that Petrey failed to meet two criteria. They said Petrey has not been a full-time peace officer during the past three years and does not have the required two years of supervisory experience in the past five years. Petrey works in security at Mount Carmel West hospital and has been a reserve officer with the Buckeye Lake Police Department since August 2001. He served with the sheriff's office for nearly 23 years, rising to the rank of sergeant before being fired in 1999. Information wasn't released about why he was fired. "We favor sending people to the ballot whenever possible,'' elections board president Mike King said. "I think what we have today boils down to two issues. I personally don't believe he satisfied either of the two.'' Jonathan J. Downes, an attorney for Thorp, presented documentation from the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and from the Buckeye Lake Police Department to show that Petrey lacked the proper credentials. The board took no action on two other issues raised in the protest. Thorp is a 20-year veteran of the sheriff's office and has been chief deputy since 1997. Billy, who is supporting Thorp, became sheriff in 1981. Eugene Matan, Petrey's attorney, asked the board to give the voters a say on who should be sheriff. "We're not here to perpetuate a dynasty,'' Matan said. tsheehan@dispatch.com
Scioto County Sheriff’s Detectives Giles And Haney Collar Counterfeiter By Wally Leedom Posted Monday, December 22, 2003 at 6:40 p.m. David R. Ferguson II was criminally charged on December 8th 2003 as a result of an investigation by Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies Giles and Haney. Ferguson was arraigned and charged with fraud and counterfeiting. Justice can be swift in Scioto County. Ferguson is to be sentenced on January 8th 2004 in the Municipal Courtroom of Judge Kegley. Although counterfeiting is a federal crime, it is also a state crime. David Ferguson allegedly used a home computer and scanner to counterfeit money. The United States Secret Service has confiscated Mr. Ferguson’s computer equipment. A now common method of passing phony money is to hand it off in a quick nighttime drug deal. This method is another danger that drug dealers face, and possibly yet another cause of the locally sky rocketing crack related murder rate. WEL SHERIFF By Doug Deepe at 1:40 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2003 CONSPIRACY WITH MARTY DONINI TO STEAL THE 1996 AND 2000 SCIOTO COUNTY SHERIFF ELECTIONS FOR THE REPUBLICANS? Two sitting judges had to be involved with this conspiracy. In a matter of days, the residents of Scioto County will be informed that the current Scioto County Sheriff, Marty Donini, had his criminal records illegally expunged by one or more Portsmouth Municipal Court Judges in the early 1990’s. The big question is which sitting judges here in Scioto County was part of the conspiracy? On February 11, 2002, in the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, case number 02CA002827 was filed by Darrell Leadingham against Judge Richard Schisler, Judge William Marshall, Sheriff Marty Donini, and the Clerk of Portsmouth Municipal Court. Darrell Leadingham’s case seeks the courts help in putting Sheriff Marty Donini’s criminal records back in the court files of Portsmouth Municipal Court. LEADINGHAM RECEIVED COPIES OF SENTINEL INVESTIGATION RECORDS How does the Sentinel know about this case? In May, 2000 the Sentinel discovered and copied the evidence documents that Darrell Leadingham is using in his Court of Appeals mandamus action against Sheriff Marty Donini. PORTSMOUTH POLICE OFFICER MAKES INVESTIGATION - SENTINEL ADVISED In late 1999, a Sentinel reporter (Number One Reporter) was contacted by sources that informed us that Sheriff Marty Donini had at least three, maybe four personal criminal case files expunged by a Portsmouth Municipal Court Judge in the early 1990’s. The Sentinel (Reporter Number One) was informed, by a Portsmouth Police Officer, that arrest records for Sheriff Marty Donini were still in the Portsmouth Police Department files in 1999. The police officer told Sentinel Reporter (Number One) that he was able to follow the arrest information to specific dates in the Portsmouth Municipal Court Records hunting for information about criminal activity by Sheriff Donini back in the 1970’s. Each date alleging criminal activity led the officer into hand-written court record books of arrests into the alphabetical section of records beginning with the letters "Do." According to this officer, he found no information in the Portsmouth Police files indicating that the Judge that expunged Sheriff Donini’s criminal files had ordered the Portsmouth Police Department to destroy the arrest records, as is normal in an expungement procedure. SECOND SENTINEL REPORTER LEARNS OF MARTY DONINI EXPUNGEMENTS In April 2000, a second Shawnee Sentinel reporter obtained information that a high-ranking Portsmouth Police Officer said that Sheriff Marty Donini's criminal book-in cards were still in file in the Portsmouth Police Department in April, 2000. This second reporter, who had no knowledge of the information that the first reporter had obtained in 1999, then began an investigation. EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BY SENTINEL REPORTER Sentinel Reporter Number Two went to the Portsmouth Municipal Court Clerk's records and made a long, diligent and thorough search of the arrests records written into the huge bound volumes, for the years 1975 and 1976. This search consumed long hours, for three days. Sentinel Reporter Number Two went through the 1975 and 1976 journal entries of 15,900 arrests and found nine (9) cases that had been expunged. Four (4) of these (9) arrests were found entered in the huge alphabetical volumes in the section of names beginning with the letters "Do." The Sentinel investigation by Reporter Number Two indicated that Marty Donini had apparently been arrested on at least three different occasions, maybe four, in 1975 and 1976 and that four criminal case files were expunged in the early 1990’s. THE AVAILABLE RECORDS IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE WERE COPIED BY SENTINEL REPORTER ON FILM, DIGITAL CAMERAS, and COPYING MACHINE IN CLERK'S OFFICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK. This Sentinel reporter, Number Two, met with Judge William Marshall, in May 2000, while Judge Marshall was still a judge in Portsmouth Municipal Court, and inquired about Sheriff Donini's criminal records. The reporter asked Judge Marshall for permission to view the expunged records. The Judge told the reporter it not permissible for anyone to view the records without an order from the Court. Judge William T. Marshall told the reporter that the records were sealed and that they were in a safe located in the Portsmouth Municipal Judge's Office. The reporter was assured that the records would be secure. Without being able to look at the sealed documents, the Sentinel can not tell our readers which judge or prosecutor assisted Sheriff Donini to clear his criminal records. The Sentinel can provide the following information about the people that had the power to expunge records in the early 1990’s. In the early 1990’s, around the time of the expungments, the four current judges that were working in Portsmouth Municipal Court were Judge Howard Harcha III, Judge William Marshall, Judge Richard Schisler and Judge David Spears. At the time Sheriff Donini’s records were expunged, Marty Donini was employed as an investigator for the Portsmouth City Solicitor’s Office. The Portsmouth City Solicitor in the early 1990’s was Judge Richard Schisler. One of the Portsmouth City Prosecutor’s was Judge William T. Marshall. At least two judges sitting on the bench in Scioto County Common Pleas
Court and/or Portsmouth Municipal Court has information about the illegal
expunging of Sheriff Donini’s criminal records. COURT OF APPEALS INSPECTS COURT DOCUMENTS The Court of Appeals did an in-camera inspection of the sealed criminal records for Sheriff Marty Donini. The docket sheet entry for 7/08/02 in the court of appeals case filed by Darrell Leadingham against Sheriff Donini reads as follows: "Relator (Leadingham) has moved for an in camera inspection of the court records sealed in case numbers 75-9783, 76-313, 76-314 and 76-8006 in the Portsmouth Municipal Court." The Court of Appeals Magistrate granted this motion. COURT OF APPEALS RULING INDICATES DONINI IS GUILTYAfter reviewing the sealed records, the Magistrate issued a ruling that has been ordered sealed to allow Sheriff Donini the opportunity to appeal the Magistrates decision before the public gets to see the Magistrates decision. A gag order was issued forbidding discussion of the case by any of the persons connected with the court action. DONINI APPEALS FOR HELP AFTER COURT RULING On March 25, 2003, Sheriff Donini asked the Fourth District Court of
Appeals to lift a gag order on him from talking about the report so he
(Donini) could try to get new evidence to use in the case. The Court of
Appeals granted Sheriff Donini’s motion. The Court of Appeals could not allow Sheriff Donini to open up records and view them unless the records were Sheriff Donini’s personal records. The only new evidence found in the docket sheet filed by Sheriff Donini’s lawyer Steve Laforge, after reviewing the unsealed criminal records of Sheriff Donini, was an affidavit filed by Judge William Marshall on behalf of Sheriff Donini on May 1, 2003. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? It means that at least two sitting Judges that are ordering people to jail or prison each day in Scioto County assisted Marty Donini in becoming eligible to run for Scioto County Sheriff in 1996, by breaking the law. The Judges made a criminal, Marty Donini, eligible to run for political office, as a Republican, for the most powerful law enforcement position in Scioto County. Judge Schisler, Marshall and Harcha are all staunch Republican Party members. How many other Republican leaders in Scioto County were involved in the stealing of the 1996 and 2000 Sheriff’s Election using a criminal as their candidate? WHERE IS THE DRUG MONEY, MARTY? Is this why none of the Judges, prosecutors, or other Scioto County public officials are disturbed that Sheriff Donini has repeatedly ignored state statutes mandating the filing of reports on what the Sheriff did with drug money and property received by Sheriff’s Office? Is this why New Boston Police Sgt. Matt Powell’s inquiry into drug money owed to the Village of New Boston by Sheriff Donini met with such upheaval in law enforcement circles in Scioto County? What has happened to the drug money? Why does Sheriff Donini refuse to
make an accounting to the public? Sheriff Marty Donini claims that his past criminal records were for "minor" offenses that are in the past and that this is all about "politics." DEEP CORRUPTION WITH DONINI AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM This is much deeper than that, Sheriff Donini. It is the revelation of the corruption within the judicial system of Scioto County and the involvement of the corruption among Judges in Scioto County, and with your political party. Marty Donini was required to complete an affidavit that accompanied his application for the position of Scioto County Sheriff. Ohio case law supports the position that Marty Donini was required to disclose his expunged records on the application for Sheriff, but that was not done. The 2000 Sheriff election application and sworn affidavit were filed by Sheriff Donini in front of Judge Howard Harcha. Does Judge Harcha have knowledge of the illegal expunging of Sheriff Donini’s criminal records? If Judge Harcha has that information, why did he swear Sheriff Donini under oath and sign off that everything in Sheriff Donini’s application was truthful? There is no doubt, that Judge Harcha, Judge Marshall or Judge Schisler, or Judge Spears, has first hand knowledge about how Sheriff Donini’s criminal records were expunged. A CHALLENGE TO OTHER NEWS MEDIA Call or visit Sheriff Marty Donini and ask him to use ORC Sections
2953.32(D)(3) and 2953.53(D)(1) to open up his sealed criminal records for
your reporters to view. Is there any doubt why the Judges in Scioto County won’t take any action against law enforcement officers that commit crimes against the citizens? The Judges put a crook in power to lead the biggest law enforcement agency in the county. Does anybody believe that if Sheriff Donini does not have at least two criminal records, one of which was illegally expunged? Anybody with any knowledge of the law knows that once the Magistrate opened the sealed records in question, if the records did not belong to Marty Donini, the case would have been dismissed. WHO IS PAYING THE BILL FOR DONINI'S DEFENSE - THE TAXPAYERS OF SCIOTO COUNTY? So why is so much money being spent on a battle that Sheriff Donini is about to lose? Simple, Sheriff Donini has to fight this battle to protect his position, and to protect sthe men that helped him illegally expunge his criminal records. Attorney Steve LaForge regularly does work for the Scioto County Commissioners; his law firm has defended Marty Donini in nine (9) suits that citizens have filed against Donini since he took office in January, 1997. These actions against Sheriff Donini have already cost Scioto County nearly one million dollars in awards for the plaintiffs. Steve LaForge is Marty Donini's lawyer in the Leadingham suit. This case first began in Portsmouth Municipal Court in September, 2000. There were two Republican members (John Knauff and Opal Spears, a majority) on the Scioto County Commission at that time. Marty Donini's case as a defendant in the Leadingham expungement often appears in the Scioto County Commissioner records in correspondence from Attorney Steve LaForge.. Why? Are the County Commissioners using our tax money to defend Marty Donini for offenses he committed before he became Sheriff? THIS CASE EXPOSES DEEP CORRUPTION IN OUR SYSTEM This Donini expungement case will prove to the entire county, state and
country that Scioto County has men in judicial positions that are willing
to break the law for political reasons. REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS A PLAN Sheriff Marty Donini realizes that he is fighting a losing battle. Scioto County Sheriff Deputies have told the Sentinel that a plan is being devised to have Sheriff Donini resign upon the release of the Fourth Court of Appeals decision in the Leadingham suit against Donini. One of the current Scioto County Captains will then be appointed by the Republican Party as Sheriff. The new Republican Sheriff is to then appoint ex-Sheriff Donini as a "lead detective." BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY OVERTURN NOVEMBER 2000 ELECTION However, the Republican Plan may not be acceptable. If Marty Donini was ineligible to run for election to the office, will the election of November 2000 be overturned by Board of Election officials? Will the runner-up in the election totals then be declared the winner and installed in the Sheriff's Office. This battle for justice is slowly winding down. Once the Magistrate's report is released the public will see that even though justice moves slowly, it can work, even in Scioto County....... By Doug Deepe at 1:40 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2003
D D (posted 10:45 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2003) WILL SHERIFF LIE ABOUT DRUG BUSTS TO PUBLIC, AGAIN SHERIFF DONINI RELEASES CONVICTED METH DEALER TO MAKE METH-LAB BUSTS LAST NIGHT. Dealer released in civilian clothes while awaiting prison sentencing.
By Doug Deepe, posted 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2003 Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini released a convicted methamphetamine drug dealer back on the streets of Scioto County to help his drug officers bust four or five methamphetamine drug labs across Scioto County last night. The dealer was awaiting sentencing by Judge Howard Harcha III when this dealer was put back out on the street in civilian clothing to do undercover work for the Sheriff's drug force. The dealer had been out of jail for a number of days before last nights drug raids took place. It's unclear right now what the meth-dealer was offered, by either Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini, and/or Judge Harcha III, for his assistance in the raids on these meth-labs. Judge Harcha III had to be involved in the release of this individual because there is no documentation on the docket sheets granting bond to release this drug dealer back out onto the streets. The Sentinel has information that the individual used in these drug busts was the same person that his case was going to be used to smear former Assistant Scioto County Prosecutor Eric Wrage.
The Sentinel is waiting to publish the name of this convicted snitch until Monday so we can see how Sheriff Donini describes these drug busts to the public. We suspect that Sheriff Donini will tell the public that an intensive, secret investigation had been going on, for months, by his deputies, while failing to mention that the convicted drug dealer led them to meth labs. We also expect Sheriff Donini to say that the investigation began with an anonymous tip. Sheriff Marty Donini has repeatedly claimed credit for work done by others. After the Portsmouth Daily Times prints what Sheriff Donini tells them, we will then share the rest of the story with our readers. Read the Portsmouth Daily Times tomorrow for Sheriff Donini's statement on these busts and then come back here on Monday for what really went down. By Doug Deepe, posted 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2003 D D (posted 10:45 a.m., Monday, September 29, 2003) SHERIFF DONINI SCIOTO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY FACES TRIAL FOR DUI CHARGE Will Judge Schisler and Attorney George L. Davis III work out a secret deal to get Deputy Warren out of this charge? Report written by Doug Deepe - (Posted at 11:45 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2003) On February 20, 2003, Scioto County Sheriff Deputy Scott Warren was stopped by the Ohio Highway Patrol and found to be operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of .168. Scioto County Deputy Scott Warren, 713 Longview Avenue, West Portsmouth, Ohio was stopped by Trooper Crabtree of the Ohio Highway Patrol. Trooper Crabtree cited Deputy Warren for violating Ohio Revised Code 4511.19A1, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. This DUI case has been pending in the court of Judge Richard Schisler and has drawn heavy criticism around the courthouse at the slow pace in which this case is proceeding. One local attorney stated to the Sentinel that Judge Schisler seems to let cases involving lawyers, law enforcement officials of prominent citizens set for months until the case has lost public attention.
The suppression strategy is the same strategy Attorney Davis used to defend an employee from the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office when that individual was charged with a DUI. The evidence was "lost" in that case. Could the evidence concerning Deputy Warren be "lost" too? Many citizens are beginning to ask questions about the coincidence that many of the cases for DUI’s of prominent residents, cops or attorneys, end up in Judge Schisler’s courtroom with Attorney George L. Davis III defending the accused. Attorney Chris Gerard is being defended by George L. Davis III and the case is set before Judge Richard Schisler. Many people are wondering why it has taken approximately nine (9) months to get a simple DUI case completed. Deputy Scott Warren works in the Scioto County Courthouse and isn’t hard to find nor is his attorney, George L. Davis III. Deputy Warren was granted driving privileges to get back behind the wheel of a Scioto County Deputy Sheriff vehicle on March 20, 2003, less than one month after being arrested and charged with driving under the influence. A blood alcohol content of .168 by a law enforcement officer is not something to laugh about. Deputy Warren broke his sworn duty to obey the laws that he swore to uphold.
The Sentinel will keep our readers updated on this case as it moves forward. (If it does.) Report written by Doug Deepe - (Posted at 11:45 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2003) D D
(posted 11:30 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2003) WHY DID SCIOTO COUNTY SHERIFF CHIEF DEPUTY HUGHIE BLAIR ORDER DEPUTIES TO NOT FILE CHARGES FOR DEPUTY ALAN LEWIS New facts in local football scuffle By Doug Deepe, posted 11:30 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2003
About two weeks ago the Sentinel, specifically this reporter, wrote an article concerning a fight that broke out between a former SOCF Guard, Willie Holbrook and SOCF Investigator/Scioto County Special Deputy Alan Lewis. Last night the Sentinel met with law enforcement officers, and other citizens, that provided me with additional information about the fight between Holbrook and Lewis that conflicts with our first story. In fairness to Al Lewis, we want to provide our readers with this new information. We have not been able to meet with Al Lewis, but the information we received is backed up by documented statements that are alleged to be in the possession of the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office.
Al Lewis went over and reported the incident to Scioto County Deputy Danny Scherer. Deputy Scherer was assigned as part of the security detail for the football game. Lewis informed Deputy Scherer that if Holbrook continued to harass him that he (Lewis) wanted to press a charge against him. Approximately twenty witnesses in attendance at the football game state
that when Al Lewis and his children walked back to the bleachers, Willie
Holbrook took a swing at Al Lewis. Football fans claim that Deputy Scherer strolled over (and they really mean strolled over) in a leisurely manner to where the altercation took place. Al Lewis asked to press charges against Willie Holbrook. Deputy Scherer ordered Al Lewis to let Willie Holbrook go and sent the fans back to their seats. Deputy Scherer told Al Lewis to go down and file charges on Monday at the Sheriff's Office. Sources at the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office stated to the Sentinel that Willie Holbrook came into the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office the following Monday morning and inquired if Al Lewis had been in and filed a criminal charge against him. Willie Holbrook was told by un-named person(s) at the Sheriff’s Office to leave and not worry about charges, but for Holbrook to get out of the office immediately. Apparently, Willie Holbrook did not attempt to file any charges against Al Lewis in connection with the altercation at the football game. Members of Sheriff Marty Donini’s force claim that Sheriff Marty Donini and Scioto County Chief Deputy Hughie Blair maintain some type of "hatred" towards Deputy Al Lewis, and this hatred, prevented Lewis from being able to file a criminal charge against Willie Holbrook. Deputies working for Sheriff Donini are angered that one of their own, Al Lewis, was denied his right to file a criminal charge against Willie Holbrook. One deputy stated, "What if I get assaulted? Will I be able to file a charge if Hughie or Marty have a problem with me?" (If they find out you talked with us they will hate you.) Mr. Lewis, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but your boss Sheriff Donini and Chief Deputy Hughie Blair just put you in the boat with the rest of the taxpayers of Scioto County. It’s not a pleasant experience to be assaulted and then be told you can’t file a charge against your assailant, is it. Al Lewis, this reporter is asking again for you to contact me. My phone number is 354-3657. This is a unique situation. I’m aware you may need to seek permission to talk with me from Columbus, Ohio. If you can get that permission, call me and let’s talk. I’ve posted both sides of this story now but the only person not heard from is you, Al Lewis. I understand you have signed statements and I would like to see them. The Sentinel thought we were number one (#1) on Sheriff Donini’s hate list, but after what I’ve heard in the last twenty four hours we think Al Lewis may be running right up there with us. Al, I know you won’t talk with me about SOCF problems, but the football scuffle shouldn’t cause a problem from your superiors. I’ll meet out at SOCF so they can watch our meeting if that will help get us together. Maybe Al Lewis should consider giving up his commission as a special deputy for Sheriff Marty Donini. If you do Al, give us a call. The Sentinel would like to video tape it. Two different versions of the same altercation; wouldn’t it have been nice to have a Judge and Jury hear witness testimony and tell us the truth about what happened at that football game? It can still happen. Sheriff Donini and Chief Blair should file the charge if they have the witness statements and let the legal process begin. The Sentinel reported in our first story on this fight, that either Holbrook or Lewis should be charged if a fight took place, especially if the fight took place in front of kids. Now we know why nothing happened. The Sentinel is really interested now that we know Marty and Hughie are involved in this. It has to be crooked with these two involved in it. D D ( (posted 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2003)SOCF INVESTIGATOR/SCIOTO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF AL LEWIS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING CITIZEN AT FOOTBALL GAME By Doug Deepe - (posted at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2003) There appears to have been a little more excitement at a local football game than young men pounding each other on the gridiron. SOCF Investigator Al Lewis, who is also a Scioto County Deputy for Sheriff Marty V. Donini, was involved in a physical altercation with a former SOCF guard named Willie Holbrook, according to sources at one local game. Sources claim that Lewis made a few unkindly, provocative remarks that offended Holbrook and a fight broke out. It appears from all of our emails that Willie Holbrook got the best of Al Lewis in the fight. The Sentinel checked court records to see if any charges had been filed against either Lewis or Holbrook as a result of the altercation but no report has yet been uncovered. Why would Al Lewis, a Special Deputy for Sheriff Marty Donini, be involved in a physical altercation with a man that he formerly worked with at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and no charges be filed? Lewis is an armed law enforcement officer with arrest powers, yet he didn’t arrest Willie Holbrook. That makes one begin to wonder if Al Lewis was the aggressor in the altercation. Sources at SOCF claim that Al Lewis is known to be a bit of a braggart and loves to pick on the "little guy" whenever possible. Many guards have stated that they believe that Al Lewis always carries his weapon and many of them believe that Lewis would use that weapon. DONINI HAS HIRED THUGS AS DEPUTIES Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini issues Special
Deputy Commissions to many unsavory characters. Sheriff Donini restored that individual his commission back as a favor to a former Scioto County Judge. Later, in a sworn deposition Sheriff Marty Donini agreed that he had restored a commission to the felonious deputy in exchange for an agreement by the Judge not to file criminal charges against Chief Deputy Hughie Blair. The judge had information that Chief Deputy Hughie Blair was allegedly using county vehicles and county time to do work for bail bondsmen Pete Tallerico and Eddie Ciraso. SHERIFF DONINI SHOULD ASK AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE (Records of past Sheriff's internal investigations indicate that such inquiries are designed as "whitewashes" to protect the Sheriff and his errant deputies.) Sheriff Marty Donini should investigate this altercation between his deputy Al Lewis and Willie Holbrook. If Lewis was the aggressor in the altercation, as the Sentinel has been told, then disciplinary action should be taken against Deputy Lewis. If Holbrook assaulted a deputy, shouldn’t he be in jail? One of these men should be in jail. By Doug Deepe - (posted at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2003)
D D Written by Austin Leedom, posted at 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2003 NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WAS KILLER - SHERIFFFINDS HIM IN ONLY 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS Danny Payton, 36, the rapist who lived next door to the murdered lady,Evelyn Howard, in Eden Park was responsible for her slaying in November 1997, plus at least one more killing. On this website, on Monday September 8, 2003, Shawnee Sentinel investigative reporters tied Danny Payton, 36, the Eden Park rapist, to the murder of his neighbor, and also to the murder of Tabitha Bogart, 21, in Fayette County in February, 2002. Five days later, on Saturday, September 13, 2003 Portsmouth Daily Times Reporter Mark Shaffer confirmed the Sentinel report.
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