Double Murder in Mercer County (Ohio)

The snow remained on the ground, despite bright sunshine, and temperatures in the upper 30s...this morning a hard freeze made sure the white ground would stay just that for awhile.


Last night I made the trek across town to the north shore of Grand Lake and worked the last half hour of the WKKI Sports show with "Wulfie" from the Celina Moose....following the Celina head basketball coach, Chris Bihn, my little buddy and I talked Ohio State Football, OSU/Duke Basketball, High School football finals, and the Bengals and Browns.  We also did some trivia and gave away two sets of Browns tickets for this coming Sunday's Ravens game in Cleveland....finishing up, I had a single beer, and talked with some of the old Racquet Club tennis crowd, then headed home. Tonight, it's back to basketball officiating, with a JH Girls double header at Elida.

Murder in Mercer County____

Waking up yesterday and starting on this blog, news slowly crept out about a double homicide near Fort Recovery, Ohio....
http://www.dailystandard.com/archive/story_single.php?rec_id=16638 

"The Fort" located some 20 miles southwest of Celina is directly on the Indiana~Ohio State Line.  The murder of a 70 year old man and his mid 40 year old daughter took place a few miles east of Fort Recovery, between that town and St. Henry in a rural farm house.  Here it is over 24 hours later and news and details are slow coming out....was this a domestic issue{doesn't seem to be at this hour}, or likely related to the increase in drug crimes that have infested this mostly rural setting in the past several years?

The problem is...our Sheriff is suddenly silent.  Jeff Grey is always quick to have a story in the local media about his conquests of drug dealers in the country...but nary a word or details, sans the victims names, of what went on here...and that leaves a problem for local residents.  If this was a domestic murder, why not just come clean, and give the area residents a chance to breath easy?  If not, why not come out and say it?  After all, local residents have the right, and need I say Law Enforcement has the responsibility, to inform them that danger might be near....and they should be prepared to defend their property and families?  

So Mr Grey...should we be prepared to lock, load, and shoot to kill, if someone, unknown, decides to come on our property or through our doors or windows?  After all...we have had no information as to the rhyme or reason for these crimes...so let it be known at this hour, until I know some details, if some traveling salesman, or some urban lad comes to my door trying to "pay his way through college"...they better be quick on their feet.  Because this is on you....

Mercer County has had but a handful of homicides over the last century...this religious based, 99% white,  farm belt county of some 45,000, is just not where you find these types of crimes...sure on occasion a domestic murder, but home invasion?  Not hardly....too many hard working gun toting patriots...and if the scum from the cities, that increasing have began to infiltrate the area think they can set the agenda....I think they will find out, it won't be easy  While hardworking, honest, and Obama despising we might be....not to many cowards who are going to duck, and hide....more like, "What do you want, Sucker"?  And if you give the wrong answer, you may find your ass filled with buckshot.

I was a Military Cop for 4 years, I passed my Civil Service Test on my discharge, and was offered jobs as a postal agent in both Dayton and Cincinnati{turned them down because I didn't buy their politically correct rules, even back in 1973}...I know a little about Law Enforcement, and I know the number one job is to "Protect and Serve"...I might add, " at least inform the public so they can protect themselves", so far you, Mr Sheriff, are failing this time around.

If more details arise I will post them...until then, you can bet your ass, I am locked and loaded....

back later, updates, if I get them added below>>>>

Finally an update:  Both victims the 70 year old and his 47 year old daughter were bound with Duct Tape and shot to death...no sign of forced entry....Sheriff Grey at a Press Conference this morning:
http://www.wcsmradio.com/uploads/audio/PRESS%20CONFERENCE.mp3

Appears it's time to lock, load, and aim.......Hell has come to usually quite Mercer County, Ohio. 

My question to the Sheriff is...."Why did it take you 24 hours or more to inform the public that this was indeed an appearent invasion and execution style murder?  The public has a right to know, if dangerous felons are running around your jurisdiction....a right to protect themselves in any and all means..." 

Photos-Mercer County Ohio, nestled on the Indiana border in the west central part of the state...farming and light manufacturing is the name of the game....and from the Hometown Stations in Lima, the house on Burrville Road near Fort Recovery where the double homicide occurred.

The Far Left National Public Radio eats one of their own...Juan Williams is toast at NPR

The frost was on the pumpkin this morning and I noted some ice in the birdbath out in the back yard as well...the rest of the day calls for sunshine and mid 60s, with 70s for the upcoming weekend, and possibly a spot of rain on Sunday.  By the time Nick and I head for Oscoda, Michigan, and our annual Salmon Fishing trek, late next week, things will have cooled off, both here and there, and some cold rain is possible early in the trip.

Football Updates_____

After the "incident" following the Junior High football game on Tuesday, and my follow up reports, things moved quickly on Wednesday morning, before I headed to Marion and Columbus.  The Athletic Director of the visiting school, the Varsity Head Coach, and the Freshman Coach/Fan all quickly e-mailed with apologies for the same coach/fan and his actions following the game.  Were they heartfelt and sincere?  I don't know, they may have been just to divert any further action, and have the state association not get involved.  Either way,   I accepted them, and assured all that I hold no grudge...and I don't.  However, that doesn't take away from the facts of the matter that this kind of incident should not have happened, especially given the fact that the perpetrator fan is a coach at the school.  As luck would have it, I have a game at the same location with his Freshman team next Monday, my final scheduled game of the year.  I will be there to officiate, whether he will be there to coach, is not known...and frankly, not of concern to me.  The schools have to make that call, I will do what I always do, try to officiate the game in a fair and firm manner....do I always succeed?  Of course not...but I try.

The only thing I can add to this sorry episode is that, if this had been 15 or 20 years ago, things probably would not have ended as well as they did.  I have learned much over the years, and one of them is to think about actions and reactions before I make them...always be prepared for what might happen, but keep your wits.  I believe I followed my own advice, and things appear to have worked out for the best.  I still hate the fact that if one or two of my fellow officials had been young guys, how would they have reacted?  Would they think to themselves..."Is this worth all this"? But with three veteran "Old Guys", the incident ended without the law or fist-a-cuffs being needed.

No Varsity game for me tonight, although Sam has one this week and another next Friday in the Columbus area...good experience for him to get 3 Varsity assignments this season....I'm sure he will be ready for whatever future Varsity assignments he may get....he's already a veteran Varsity Baseball Umpire, and this will had to his officiating resume down the road.  I finish up my football work this weekend, with a JV game at Waynesville on Saturday, a tournament youth double header in Celina(with Sam) on Sunday, and the aforementioned Monday game to finish it off.  Fishing in Michigan, then the annual Wisconsin trip in early November come before I put on the basketball duds in the days before and following Thanksgiving.

NPR, much like Obama, a Tool of George Soros____

I have been watching and reading the fallout of the firing of liberal journalist Juan Williams from his gig at National Public Radio...I almost smile at the thought.  Here is Juan a big time left wing talker and journalist, getting fired for speaking his mind, on a sorry leftist tool of George Soros...NPR has always been a far left joke, and why the taxpayers are asked to "pony up" 3 or 4 million dollars each year to help fund this garbage of the airways, has had me shaking my head. 

http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/9000/24682893/NPRs_fed_funding_questioned_after_firing_analyst/1

Time to unfund NPR and let the Marxist scum and universities that support this trash, pay all it's bills.  I never donate to Public Radio or TV, except the few bucks that my taxes contribute.  And that's a few bucks too much.  It's garbage, time to take out the trash.

As for Williams...not to shed a tear, he just got a nice contract from Fox, and that means he will continue to be the "balance": that Fox News claims...I just think it is great that Williams, a well spoken lefty, now has his most ardent support coming from the right...justice is sweet indeed. 

As far as his comments about being rather nervous with Muslims getting on planes in goat herder clothes...I'm with him, they need to dress like human beings, goat herding never was big in the US......and soap and water will do wonders, if they are looking to be liked.

Enjoy the weekend, there won't be many good weather weekends left before winter sets in....back later>>>>

Photos-Juan Williams, now just of Fox News, sans NPR...the football season for me finishes off come Monday, and National Public Radio and their perceived "cure" for wayward Liberal Journalists who don't toe the "Marxism Is Us" line.....