An Ohio police chief says two bodies were found in a house where a woman was rescued after an abduction.
Ashland chief David Marcelli said a suspect in the Tuesday abduction was in custody and being questioned. Marcelli didn’t provide details about the bodies.
Ashland County coroner Dale Thomae said he didn’t know the gender of the victims, and said he hadn’t been allowed into the scene yet.
Thomae said he’ll use whatever means necessary to identify the bodies, but that could take time.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was processing the crime scene. BCI spokeswoman Jill Del Greco said eight agents were assisting in collecting evidence.
In other crime news, an 18-year-old suspected gang member was sentenced to nearly 175 years in prison for his role in a quadruple homicide during a robbery at an Ohio home last year.
Jordyn Wade was accused of helping an accomplice rob five people in Columbus, then standing with his gun drawn while the accomplice shot them. One person survived.
A jury convicted Wade in May, and a judge sentenced him Tuesday to 172½ years in prison.
Co-defendant Robert Adams Jr. faces the death penalty if convicted during his trial next year. Wade wasn’t eligible for the death penalty because he was a juvenile when the slayings happened.
The Columbus Dispatch reported Wade’s attorney said life without parole wasn’t warranted given Wade’s age and the fact he didn’t kill anyone.
In Hamilton, police say a 23-year-old man looking for protection ran into an Ohio jail and became trapped in the facility.
Authorities say Chad Saylor entered the Butler County Resolutions facility Saturday by climbing a pipe. He became trapped in the rear of the facility. Police say he then called 911, saying people were after him with weapons and trying to kill him and he needed to get to safety.
The breach came days after an inmate walked away from the Butler County Jail and was found a day later.
Saylor had active warrants and was taken into custody. He wasn’t seriously injured. A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.