Articles About Greene County Sheriff's Department

• Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer dies

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 17, 2021

  

  Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Nov. 16.

• Greene County jail tax is back on ballot

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 25, 2021

  

  After voters rejected a proposed sales tax increase to build a new jail in 2020, Greene County Commissioners are asking them to approve a sales tax for a slightly smaller jail this fall.

• Lonya Clark murder case moves forward

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 28, 2019

  

  Area resident Zyrian Atha-Arnett is expected to be in court Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21, to plead to charges related to the stabbing death earlier this year of Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark.

• More details on suspect charged with murder in Clark case

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 12, 2019

  

  A 26-year-old Greene County resident with family ties to Yellow Springs and who attended Yellow Springs Schools was arrested Friday, Nov. 8, on charges of murder and felonious assault in connection with the death of local resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark earlier this year.

• Body in Glen identified—Villager’s death investigated as homicide 

  By Carol SimmonsApril 25, 2019

  

  A body found Friday afternoon, April 12, in Glen Helen Nature Preserve has been identified by  authorities as missing Yellow Springs resident Leonid “Lonya” Clark.

• New county jail focus of meeting

  By Morgan BeardJuly 19, 2018

  

  Overcrowding, crumbling infrastructure and infestations of birds and rodents were among the concerns raised by Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer during a June 27 meeting hosted by the James A. McKee Group in Yellow Springs to discuss plans to build a new Greene County Jail. 

• Investigation ongoing at Hosket’s

  By YS News StaffApril 19, 2018

  

  At 11:19 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department was called to the veterinary office and home of Dr. Scott Hosket at 4450 U.S. 68 North, just north of Yellow Springs, due to reports of a shooting.

• Two arrested in double homicide

  By Audrey HackettFebruary 2, 2017

  

  At a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m., Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer announced the arrest of Dustin M. Merrick on two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of William “Skip” Brown and Sherri Mendenhall.

• Sheriff seeks help from community in double murder

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 17, 2017

  

  The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is seeking help from villagers in solving the murders of Skip Brown and Sherri Mendenhall, who were shot and killed on Sunday.

• Greene County sheriff major relieved of job

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 20, 2014

  

  Greene County Sheriff Major Eric Spicer was relieved from his position with the department last week, according to Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer this week.