The past four months were a roller coaster of hard work speculation and uncertainty for Luke Lachey in terms of the next stage of his football career The ride came to a stop April 26, when the Grandview Heights graduate was drafted by the Houston Texans The next phase begins May 9 at the team’s rookie minicamp I’ve had the best sleep I’ve had in a long time,” Lachey said May 1 Luke Lachey returns to Ohio State: Iowa football's Luke Lachey returns to Ohio State, and his family is all-in A two-time honorable mention all-Big Ten tight end and son of former Ohio State offensive lineman Jim Lachey, Luke Lachey was taken in the seventh and final round (255th overall pick) of the NFL draft Told he could go anywhere from the third round on Lachey already was entertaining undrafted free agent possibilities when his name was called “It’s definitely pretty cool because it’s been a dream of mine most of my life,” he said “To be able to say that I’ve been drafted in the NFL is pretty cool There are a lot of people who wish they could be in this position After doing almost everything in high school except playing on the line Lachey made 24 starts in 42 career games at Iowa He caught 74 passes for 893 yards and four touchdowns numbers that likely would have been considerably larger if not for a dislocated ankle suffered in the third game of his junior year He had started the season with a career-high seven catches for 73 yards against Iowa State Overcoming the injury to catch 28 passes for 231 yards last fall inspired Lachey’s teammates to name him the team’s Comeback Player of the Year “You set goals you can step into,” said Jim Lachey, who was drafted 12th overall by San Diego in 1985, played 11 seasons in the NFL and has been OSU’s radio network analyst since 1997 then you want to be one of the best players in the Big Ten Although Grandview largely used the 6-foot-6 Luke Lachey as a wide receiver Bobcats coach Jason Peters said Lachey’s frame made him a natural tight end in college and beyond 40 more than when he graduated high school in 2020 “When you look at his frame and his skill set It didn’t take much to figure that out,” Peters said adding the two have kept in regular contact “Sometimes he calls me to pick my brain about things We’ve had some solid tight ends come through and we just try to figure out things to do with them.” Lachey is the first Grandview Heights graduate drafted in 70 years and the third all-time Guglielmi played at Notre Dame and Weed at Ohio State Considering Lachey expected to pursue a college career in basketball – in which he scored more than 1,000 points in high school – until his junior year even he has had to pinch himself on occasion But the emphasis now is on preparing to make an impact in the NFL “(The Texans) sent me an iPad to start looking at formations that they run just so I know where to line up when I get there,” Lachey said “We will have a meeting when I get there just going over defensive IDs and how we see them as an offense “Now it’s just about getting back into football.” High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X Jacob Laurence was identified as a person of interest in the 2023 death of 57-year-old Stephen Albright Albright was found dead near train tracks on West Fifth Avenue near Dublin Road Police released surveillance video following the killing One of the individuals in the footage was identified as Laurence The other person who was with Laurence has not been charged GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS — When they needed to most Grandview Heights' defense held pat against an explosive Colonel Crawford team in Friday's Division VI Region 23 quarterfinal "Whether it was the goal-line stand in the first half when they kicked the field goal or stopping them on fourth-and-1," Bobcats coach Jason Peters said "And there at the end of the game to give us a chance to put it away our defense stepped up and just kept making plays." Colonel Crawford struck first with a Joseph Zizzo field goal from 29 yards out and then ended the scoring by drilling one from 20 yards out but it was a pair of touchdowns from Henry Ohlinger sandwiched in the middle that proved decisive "I'm gonna say he's one of a kind," Peters said of his back "I've coached a long time and I've never had a kid like that at running back He just plays the game as hard as humanly possible and does special things anytime he touches the ball." Ohlinger finished the night with 18 carries for 142 yards and touchdowns from 46 and four yards out an Eagles team that averaged 251.5 rushing yards per game was held to just 124 ALL THINGS FOOTBALL: Crawford County High School Football: Your hub for the 2024 season "We couldn't let them get into space," Peters said hard-nosed football team that is well coached We said this is probably the best team we've faced all year We gotta take our chances and we gotta put them away when we get a chance The Eagles had their chances even outside of the scoring drives that ended in field goals Late in the first half on fourth down they tried to punch it into the end zone to no avail then with the game on the line at midfield not just one guy," Eagles coach Jake Bruner said I asked our kids to be physical tonight: They were I asked our kids to play hurt tonight: They did We have eight of them — seven played tonight — but it has been a year where it's just one thing after another but to come into this game with both our starting tackles not playing says a lot about the character of these kids We fought tooth and nail the entire game." While top-seed Grandview Heights advances to play No But the future is very bright in North Robinson with both quarterbacks multiple players from the line and on defense and a handful of skill players out wide returning "We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores that played with these juniors who have been part of this program for a long time It's going to be fun and exciting … but I don't want to take it away from our seniors All they did was work their freaking tails off and fight zholden@gannett.com | 419-617-6018 | Twitter/X: @Zachary_Holden he pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction for escaping custody from the Franklin County Community-Based Correctional Facility and one count of reckless homicide for Albright's death Laurence was identified as one of two people captured on surveillance video riding bikes near where Albright was found Authorities declined to charge the other person Prosecutors say Laurence ran Albright over causing his injuries from which he later succumbed He will serve one year in prison for the escape charge and is set to be sentenced on May 20 for reckless homicide A Columbus man who was on parole has admitted o trying to abduct a woman in Granview Heights that he said he mistakenly believed was his girlfriend a 22-year-old woman called Grandview Heights police and said a man she did not know had approached her and tried to pull her toward a vehicle that was idling near the intersection of Yard Street and Baldwin Drive The woman was able to break free and run away from the man whom police said had been wearing a surgical-style face mask Spencer was identified by police and arrested in January Court records show he was previously convicted of burglary and vehicular assault and was on parole at the time of the incident the victim and her family told Cocroft she remains fearful to be by herself and the situation changed the way she views the world Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Trent Grohe said Spencer's actions were a "nightmare that came to life." bothered her just because of who she was in society — a young woman," Grohe said Spencer told Cocroft he grabbed the victim Spencer said he and his girlfriend had been using drugs and got into an argument at which point the girlfriend jumped out of a car and ran into a parking lot " I did not intend to harm or hurt or take anyone Cocroft told Spencer she didn't believe his story and that even if Spencer thought he was grabbing his girlfriend he still had no right to put his hands on anyone "You came in here in performance mode today," Cocroft said telling Spencer she considered giving him the heaviest punishment allowed under Ohio law of 36 months in prison "You are absolutely insistent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," Cocroft said "You want the smoke and then when you catch it You invite problems and then complain about the problems you invite Your record doesn't suggest you're interested in something different." Reporter Bethany Bruner can be reached at bbruner@gannett.com or on Bluesky at @bethanybruner.dispatch.com Voters in the Grandview Heights City Schools district will be deciding in November whether to approve a nearly $70 million bond levy to construct a new elementary school and upgrade their athletic complex it would mean $243 per $100,000 of property valuation in additional taxes annually for a minimum of 36 years The nearly $69.5 million bond levy would include $52.2 million for the construction of a new Stevenson Elementary School and $17.3 million for improvements to the district's K-12 Athletic Complex including replacing home and visitor bleachers and building new fully accessible restrooms said that Stevenson Elementary is nearly 100 years old and much of the building is well past its useful life "It was built at a time when teaching and learning looked very different than what it does today," Collier said "The building poses challenges — maintenance and operationally — in terms of roofs that leak and boilers that that are past their useful life and so the major mechanical systems are beyond their useful life." A new Stevenson Elementary and athletic complex would be the completion of the district's facilities master plan The district passed a bond levy in 2018 that financed a new Larson Middle School and a completely renovated Grandview Heights High School Stevenson Elementary students and staff members would attend school during the 2026-2027 school year in modular classrooms located on the lawn just south of the new Larson Middle School during construction and would possibly share some of the Larson Middle School facilities during that school year What about the Grandview Yard?While revenue from the Grandview Yard development amounts to about 20% of the school district’s annual operating revenue, the district said in an FAQ that the revenue is used to cover inflationary costs and lower the taxpayer burden of the 2018 bond levy. Due to projected revenue growth of the complex for the district, Grandview Heights expects no other new revenue asks for taxpayers at least through 2028. 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FORECASTGrandview Heights police searching for suspect after woman says man tried to abduct herby WSYX Staff Ohio (WSYX) — A woman said a man grabbed her and tried to pull her toward a car in a parking lot Wednesday evening The Grandview Heights Division of Police said the incident occurred on Baldwin Drive between Yard Street and Rail Street at about 9:30 p.m Nafisa Noor works out at the nearby gym and says that it’s difficult for women to walk alone outdoors “It’s just really scary being a girl out here,” Noor said having to come back to my car and make it home is just like terrifying.” The woman told investigators that she was walking to her residence when a man wearing a surgical-type mask grabbed her from behind She said he tried to pull her toward a parking lot where a car was waiting It’s happening in our backyard,” said Michael Coyle who works at a logistics company in the area He and his coworker Keegan Lind say the area is relatively safe Lind and Coyle said their company emailed staff to encourage safety in the area and asked men to walk with female coworkers to their cars The suspect is described as approximately 5’10” tan-colored sweater and dark-colored pants Police released a surveillance photo of the car they concluded the vehicle was not involved after speaking with the occupant investigators are searching for a woman who was in a nearby dark-colored van the victim may have briefly spoken with as she fled from the suspect Anyone who may have been in the area and observed the vehicle or any other suspicious behavior or who has any information should contact the Division of Police at (614) 488-7901 and ask to speak with detectives GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man who attempted to abduct a woman in Grandview last month made his first appearance in court on Thursday is facing charges of abduction after allegedly grabbing a woman in the Grandview Yard area on Dec After reviewing the details of his history the judge set Spencer's bond at $1 million RELATED | Suspect identified in Grandview Heights attempted abduction case Police said Spencer threatened to harm the woman if she did not get into a car Authorities took nearly three weeks to apprehend Spencer They tracked him down by interviewing potential witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage which was reportedly seen in the vicinity of the crime Spencer's criminal record spans more than a decade and state records indicate he is currently on parole for drug possession Joe Hartnett found his senior project from high school not too long ago "I didn't remember it, really, but I wrote that I wanted to open a business, a sports bar," said the co-owner of JT's Pizza & Pub which will open its second location Friday in Grandview Heights with more than 4,500 square feet in Grandview's Southern Station development families and neighbors like to watch sports For Hartnett and co-owner Michael Petruziello, it's the first expansion of a pizza spot that started 17 years ago inside the old Bier Stube North Dublin Granville Road in the Northwest Side neighborhood of Linworth JT's rebranded and took over the space in 2011 Your choice: Terita's Pizza has been voted by Dispatch readers as the Best Pizza in Columbus at a time when many restaurants open with immediate plans for expansion did he wait until now to open his second JT's "There's a reason so many restaurants go out of business It's very difficult to execute," Hartnett said "I think it's so important to be known for something and be great at it." obviously — both traditional and creative pies in a not-too-thin Columbus-style JT's Founder's Favorite is customers' favorite It's topped with pepperoni and big chunks of sausage The Big Al is named after Hartnett's father and is his favorite JT's puts a different pizza-of-the-month specialty pie on the menu every month November's is a cheesesteak pizza with a garlic-mayo base A style all our own: What is Columbus-style pizza? Here's the lowdown and why it tops them all. December's annual pizza of the month — brought out early in Grandview for the new restaurant's opening — is a crab-rangoon pie with a sweet chili base Hartnett said a customer-favorite appetizer of the month — fried pepperoni with ranch dressing for dipping — might soon get a permanent place on the menu The new restaurant's bar will serve 13 beers on tap Local beers include a new Bodhi from Columbus Brewing Co seven days a week; happy hours from 2 to 5 p.m rvitale@dispatch.com Instagram: @dispatchdining LOGAN — Explosive plays proved to be the demise of the Fort Frye Cadets in Friday night’s Division 6 Regional Semi-Final at Logan High School against the undefeated Grandview Heights Bobcats Running back Henry Ohlinger ran for three touchdowns of 50 yards or more and the Grandview Heights defense was stout all night long as the Bobcats blanked the Cadets 27-0 to punch their ticket to next week’s regional title game 51 and 76 yards respectively and totaled 235 yards in the game as the Bobcats improved to a perfect 12-0 on the season The Cadet defense rose to the occasion on the opening possession of the game as they forced the Bobcats into a three-and-out Fort Frye was able to move the football on their opening possession as they ventured into Bobcat territory before finally punting on fourth down Grandview Heights took over possession of the football at their own 20-yard line and it would take just one play to score as Ohlinger broke free and out raced everyone 80 yards down the sidelines and into the end zone to give the Bobcats the 7-0 lead The Cadets were forced to play without their leading rusher Clayton Miller who suffered a shoulder injury in last week’s thrilling win over Waterford but were still able to move the ball on their second possession of the game Fort Frye once again moved the ball inside of Bobcat territory but once again saw their drive stalled The Cadets tried a little trickery on fourth down as they tried a fake punt but Braxton Ross came up a yard short turning the ball back over to GH on downs The Bobcats moved the ball back into Cadet territory but faced a fourth and six at the Cadet 31-yard line Quarterback Jack Clifford went for broke on fourth down as he fired the ball into the end zone and 6-foot-4 Duncan Peters made an outstanding one-handed catch over Cadet defensive back Luke Phillis for the touchdown The 5-4 Phillis played the ball as good as he could have but Peters used his size advantage to make perhaps the biggest play of the game “That touchdown over (Luke) Phillis there really hurt us,” said Fort Frye head coach Eric Huck “Phillis had it covered pretty well and he (Peters) just made a great catch.” Once again the Cadets were able to move the ball on their next possession but once again they came up empty as their drive stalled at the Bobcat 32-yard line Fort Frye got the football to start the second half and were forced to punt the ball back to the Bobcats The big-play was the thorn in the Cadets side all game long and that was the case once again when on the third play of the ‘Cat drive Ohlinger broke free once again this time for a 51-yard touchdown run to give the ‘Cats a three-possession lead A 30-yard kick-off return by Phillis and penalty on Grandview Heights gave Fort Frye their best field position of the game and it looked like the Fort would finally get on the board when they moved the ball all the way inside the two-yard line The Bobcats bend and break defense came up big once again as they stopped the Cadets on four consecutive running plays to receive a turnover on downs for the fourth time in the game at the two-yard line Grandview Heights slowly moved the ball out of the danger zone before Ohlinger drove the final dagger into the hearts of the Cadets with a 76-yard touchdown for what would be the final score of the game The Bobcats completed just two passes in the game but rushed for nearly 300 against a very tough Fort Frye defense The loss brings an end to the Cadets season with a 9-4 record “It’s been a trying year and we have been through a lot of adversity even before the first game,” said Huck “They have accomplished a lot this year and I am proud of the season they had.” The loss also brings to an end the careers of six Cadet seniors including Miller even that regional championship team a few years ago,” said Huck “They have had a really good four years and we are certainly going to miss them.” 2 seeded Northmor next Friday night at a site to be determined for the regional title BELPRE — Federal Hocking’s Annamarie Montle nearly established three meet records here Friday night at the .. | https://www.newsandsentinel.com | 519 Juliana St. Grandview Heights police are asking for the public's help to identify a vehicle they say was involved in an attempted kidnapping Wednesday night on Yard Street Police said that they received a call at around 9:30 p.m Wednesday from a woman reporting that she was walking to a residence on Yard Street between Baldwin Drive and Rail Street when a male suspect wearing a surgical-style face mask grabbed her from behind and tried pulling her toward an idling vehicle in a nearby parking lot The woman reported she was able to break free and run away from the suspect The suspect was described as around 5-foot-10 He was wearing a tan-colored sweater and dark-colored pants Surveillance footage shows a vehicle that appears to be a gold Chevrolet Cruze circling the area then leaving the parking lot just after the incident Anyone who may have been in that area and saw the vehicle has doorbell or security video that captured the incident or the vehicle or has any information is asked to contact Grandview Heights police at 614-488-7901 smeighan@dispatch.com GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS — The Bobcats showed no hints of rust at the start of the playoffs after enjoying what turned out to be a Week 10 bye week when their home game with Mifflin was canceled Top seeded Grandview Heights dominated from the start 16 seed Elgin 41-6 to open the Division VI Region 23 football playoffs Friday night in Bobcat Stadium "I’m always worried about us coming out ready to go," Grandview Heights head coach Jason Peters said after Week 11 These kids have stayed focused and understood what our goal was Gallery: Northmor and Caldwell meet in the first round of the HS football playoffs Final Regular Season Stats: Who were the HS football leaders in the Marion area? Grandview Heights (10-0) ran just one play from its half of the field against the Comets (5-6) and that was the first play of the game when Henry Ohlinger ran it 24 yards into Elgin territory That's where the game stayed until the last two minutes of the night "I can’t say enough about the defense and the positions they put us in When you’re starting inside their 40 and 30 and had a punt return for a touchdown and another punt return inside the 10 when you play field position and you’re playing with a short field and those three were the best spots of the night Grandview Heights began the rest of its drives from the Elgin 6 The field had a definite tilt Friday night pining us inside," Elgin coach Zack Winslow said "It seemed like anytime we did bring it past the 20 we had a block in the back or a holding which I don’t know how because it looked like we didn’t block anybody." the Bobcats' Owen Nugent returned a punt to the 6 where Ohlinger finished it via the wildcat formation from the 1 and a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter they finished the play with a lost fumble at its own 34 Ohlinger took a screen pass from Jack Clifford 21 yards for his third touchdown of the night Nugent caught a punt at the 50 and returned it for a touchdown and a 27-0 lead by halftime and they took advantage of it," Winslow said It was more of the same in the second half when GH's Kyle Kukura returned an interception to the Elgin 32 Five plays later Nugent started the running clock midway through the third period by taking a 17-yard slant from Clifford to the end zone Duncan Peters had an 18-yard touchdown grab from Clifford in the fourth period to make it 41-0 The Bobcats will host Colonel Crawford in Week 12 after the No "We talk about how we need to go 1-0 this week The last nine weeks don’t matter," Peters said That’s our mentality and the way we approach every game Ohlinger led GH with 46 rushing yards and 46 yards receiving on four catches Clifford had three touchdown passes on 6 of 9 throwing for 81 yards Quinten Harrison ran for 90 yards on 17 carries and Gavin Rhodes had 50 yards on 13 tries Harrison also hooked up with Nash Lust to complete their only pass of the night from 20 yards away to score a touchdown on the last play of the game They’re a really good team and played really hard but proud of our effort and the way we continued to fight to the end." Ohio (WSYX) — Vandals struck multiple school parking lots full of cars Thursday morning Upper Arlington Schools said approximately 18 vehicles were broken into in one of the parking lots at Upper Arlington High School multiple individuals arrived in a single vehicle and spread out to break into many parked cars in a short period of time Grandview Heights said police received a call from a business in the 900 block of Goodale Boulevard about shattered vehicle windows around 8:45 a.m from areas with schools in them about "numerous vehicles with shattered windows." At least one vehicle and multiple personal items were stolen "These incidents are confirmed to be connected to similar crimes reported in other Central Ohio jurisdictions," Grandview Heights said "Anyone who may have been in the area and observed the vehicle or any other suspicious behavior should contact the Division of Police at (614) 488-7901 and ask to speak with detectives." Those with information on the Upper Arlington vandalism can contact Upper Arlington Police at 614-459-2800 Grandview Heights police say they are no longer looking for a gold Chevrolet Cruz in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a woman Dec 11 — but there is a woman witness they'd like to talk to about the incident Detectives announced Monday night they have made contact with the driver of the gold Chevrolet Cruz they were attempting to locate After speaking with the driver and upon further investigation detectives have determined they "no longer have reason to believe the vehicle or its occupant were involved in the crime." 11 from a woman reporting that she was walking to a residence in the area of Yard Street and Baldwin Drive when a male suspect wearing a surgical-style face mask grabbed her from behind and tried pulling her toward an idling vehicle in a nearby parking lot Detectives said they are now seeking to speak with an unidentified female in a nearby dark-colored van whom the victim may have briefly spoken with as she fled from the suspect Grandview Heights police encouraging that female contact them at 614-488-7901 jwilhelm@dispatch.com Grandview Heights High School continued with classes Friday despite a shooting threat posted to social media after police and school officials decided there wasn't a credible threat to the school A social media post with photos of weapons included multiple dates and school names the district wrote in a statement to families "Grandview Heights High School 9/13/24," implying that there would be a shooting at the school Friday Superintendent Andy Culp said in the statement that there was no evidence that the post was credible Classes went on as scheduled Friday with additional police presence but absences were excused for kids who missed class for fear of the threat it is up to each family to make the decision that is best for their family regarding whether they choose to send their children to school tomorrow," Culp said "Any absence for this reason will be excused Grandview Heights High School was among several schools in Ohio that either increased security or cancelled classes this week. The threats came in the wake of a shooting at Apalachee High School near Atlanta 4 that killed four people and injured nine more Whitehall Police Department said Thursday that it had arrested a 16-year-old boy who had posted a photo of a firearm and said he would "shoot up some area schools." The schools were not in the Whitehall area and the boy had only been living in Whitehall for about a week The teen did not have access to firearms and did not appear to actually have plans to go forward with a shooting He was charged in juvenile delinquency court for the threats "It appears this individual wanted to scare people," Whitehall Police Deputy Chief Dan Kelso said in a news release Culp said in a second statement to families Friday morning that the Whitehall threat did not appear to be related to the threat at Grandview Heights High School bagallion@dispatch.com GRANDVIEW, Ohio (WSYX) — Voters in Grandview Heights will decide in November on a levy that could generate millions for the local school district If passed,$69.5 million would go toward Grandview Heights Schools Those funds are earmarked for two major projects with more than $52 million allocated for constructing a new Stevenson Elementary School we are projected to grow around 130 students in the next 10 years," Andy Culp superintendent of Grandview Heights Schools said "So it's that with the fact that our average class size in the 1926 Stevenson elementary building is 600 square feet Ohio School Facilities Commission recommends 900 to 950." the district's chief financial officer highlighted the challenges of maintaining the current building the major building components have exceeded their useful life and so it is a challenge on an ongoing basis to keep those systems running," she said Culp also noted the need for improved athletic facilities If the levy passes more than $17 million would be allocated for improvements for the current athletic complex there were eight men's athletic teams," he said "Today there are 22 both men's and women's we want new and generous locker rooms for both men and women's athletics," he said it would result in an annual tax cost of $243 for a $100,000 home A Grandview Heights mansion with a split personality has hit the market for $3 million the home bears a traditional French Revival look from the front along with the sleek white curvy interior suggest something far more modern "It’s one of those homes you have to go in and see to appreciate," said Will Sorrell, who is listing the home for $3 million with Sorrell & Co The home is one of 10 in Stonegate Village developed in the late 1980s with the architect George Acock and homebuilder Ralph Fallon but otherwise "opportunities in Stonegate are rare to come by," Sorrell noted four full baths and two half baths in 6,700 finished square feet the home might also be the largest in Stonegate More: Grandview Heights residents swap houses featuring a curved stairway and marble floors dining room and kitchen can be also found on the first floor Upstairs are two additional bedrooms while two more bedrooms an office and and rec room round out the lower the lower-level bar to the unusual free-standing island with two sinks in the primary bath Sorrell said the details of the craftsmanship may stand out the most Every piece of hardware for the closets and doors are all solid brass," he said Sometime a piece of flooring is curved to match the arches of the ceilings More: Six-story apartment and retail complex planned near Grandview Heights wine storage and an oversized three-car garage Even though the home is less than a mile from downtown Grandview Heights the back of the home is secluded with trees "You hit that wall of windows overlooking a wooded ravine A Grandview Heights man admitted in federal court Friday to extorting multiple female victims for sexually explicit images — including after learning about the FBI's investigation into him Jacob Rager, 21, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to possession of child pornography and two counts of interstate commerce with the intent to extort He faces a maximum possible sentence of up to 22 years in prison His sentencing was not scheduled as of Friday a woman contacted the FBI to report that someone posted online sexually explicit photographs of her when she was under the age of 18 The woman told authorities she had communicated with an account on Instagram and had sent images to the account twice the account had contacted the woman to ask her for another nude image threatening to send previous photos to friends if she did not Court records say the woman did not send the photograph and one of her high school friends received an explicit image from the account a TikTok account connected to Rager sent the woman messages telling her he would "expose" her if she didn't reply to his messages Federal investigators used search warrants to track the accounts to Rager's address and phone number detectives learned about a second victim who received a message through her Instagram account that contained a link to 70 folders The folders had names of girls who attended Ohio University and contained photos and videos of the girls that looked like they had been saved from other social media accounts such as Snapchat that Rager had created an Instagram account using her full name and ending with the word "destruction." Court records say Rager messaged the woman from that account threatening to "make an example" of her if she didn't reply to him but Rager would message them from a newly created account or on a different social media platform and demand they unblock his accounts Ohio sextortion case: These teens were blackmailed online – and it cost them their lives Rager received a letter from the FBI alerting him to being the target of an investigation court records say Rager contacted federal court personnel acknowledging the letter Rager began using TikTok and Instagram accounts which federal investigators connected to his address The messages continued for several months and contained requests for sexually explicit photographs and videos A friend of the second victim had also received messages from Rager in which he expressed a desire to commit sexual violence against the friend if she didn't reply The messages asked the friend if she knew the second victim Detectives searched Rager's electronic devices and also found pornographic images and videos of young girls between the ages of 10 and 15 bbruner@gannett.com Fairbanks athletic director Logan Dunn is leaving the school district with a wealth of appreciation He recently submitted his resignation to superintendent Adham Schirg and high school principal Jerry Obney Dunn has been board-approved to become the next athletic.. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Three teens face multiple felony charges after a rash of vehicle break-ins in Grandview Heights last month. The Grandview Heights Division of Police said it took multiple reports of thefts and vandalized vehicles from 37 different victims on January 16 at three locations within the city Two 16-year-old boys and one 17-year-old boy face multiple charges of theft and receiving stolen property One of the boys also faces weapons under disability and another was charged with failure to comply One of the boys was involved with similar offenses in Grandview Heights in 2023 Grandview Heights police arrested a man who they say attempted to abduct a woman by forcing her into a vehicle on Dec He is being held at the Franklin County jail In 2018 he was convicted of three counts of burglary and one count of vehicular assault The woman told police a man she didn't know tried to pull her toward an idling vehicle near the intersection of Yard Street and Baldwin Drive at about 9:30 p.m The man was wearing a surgical-style face mask Surveillance footage showed a gold Chevrolet Cruze circling the area but police later said they located the vehicle's driver and that person was not involved in the crime TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. 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She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com Stay up-to-date on important news from TribLIVE 1-800-909-8742 © 2025 Trib Total Media | All Rights Reserved About Us Advertise Career Opportunities Contact Advertising Contact Circulation Contact Newsroom Contact Us Feedback Request Correction Resource Center Scholarship Opportunities Send Letter to the Editor Send News Tip Subscribe Subscriber Services Blog eFeatures Email Newsletters eTrib Facebook Home Delivery Instagram LinkedIn Marketing Minute Store Locations TribLIVE App - App Store TribLIVE App - Google Play X (formerly Twitter) Arts & Entertainment Best of the Best Business Directory Circulars Contests Coronavirus Lifestyles Local News YaJagOff Obituaries Opinion Our Publications Photos Real Estate Sports Video Weather Cookie Settings Privacy Policy Terms of Service Ohio (WSYX) — A man is accused of attempting to abduct a woman in Grandview Heights earlier this month Detectives with the Grandview Heights Division of Police have identified 41-year-old Matthew Spencer as the suspect in an attempted abduction of a woman in the Grandview Yard on Dec Police say Spencer is currently on parole for previous offenses He is being held at the Franklin County Jail “I was not a top swimmer at all,” Furbee said I did struggle a little in middle school knowing what my events would be and what my goals were.” Any questions were answered in the ensuing months when Furbee pulled off the first of what has become three consecutive sweeps of the Division II district championships in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle Not to mention four OHSAA titles in those events cementing Furbee’s place among the state’s elite The Ohio State signee has swept the 50 and 100 free at state each of the past two years in those events would easily lead the state when compared to rankings from SwimMeet.com Furbee hit the aforementioned marks during the Speedo Winter Junior Championships in Greensboro Having won state in 23.02 and 50.06 a year ago she is approaching those times despite having barely tapered “I really focus on hitting these times I want to hit,” Furbee said “I reached the podium (at state) in one event my freshman year (placing seventh in the 50 free) The summer before my freshman year is when I realized I could reach a higher level in swimming I was finding myself in swimming a little bit I realized I really enjoyed the sprint events and that I was improving a lot.” Furbee also led off the 200 and 400 free relays at state as a freshman and has anchored three state-qualifying 200 free and 200 medley relays the past two seasons 200 free and 500 free and helped set the program’s 200 free and 400 free relay records “It’s been remarkable,” said Grandview coach Susan Ferguson who has worked with Furbee since youth swimming “She was always focused but her stroke improved so much (her freshman year) and her times dropped You could tell she was becoming more confident and more established.” High school sports year in review: What were the biggest stories of 2024? who committed to OSU in October 2023 and chose the Buckeyes over offers from Indiana and Michigan swam at Wittenberg and older brother Calvin a 2018 graduate of Grandview who went on to compete at Division III Emory University Central Ohio Aquatics club teammate Millie Evans a Bexley senior who has signed with Penn State and was last year’s Division II state runner-up in the 100 fly said Furbee’s leadership exceeds other qualities “She’s the lane leader in her lane at practice and I’m next to her (in the adjacent lane),” Evans said “She keeps her lane on schedule and working hard Columbus-area high school sports: Your guide to 2024-25 winter OHSAA season While Furbee and Evans rarely have faced off in individual events which Evans has won at district each of the past two years “has definitely become one of my main events,” but Furbee stopped short of saying she will swim it in the postseason She and Ferguson expect to make that decision soon Furbee tied for 10th in the 100 fly at Junior Nationals “Whatever she plans for the season or toward the end of her high school career she will do everything she can to reach that goal,” Ferguson said “She loves a challenge and she is fearless Even since she was a freshman and even before that dpurpura@dispatch.com @dp_dispatch Thousands of American Electric Power customers in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights are without power Monday afternoon AEP’s power outage map says more than 2,000 customers in Grandview Heights Upper Arlington and areas west of Ohio State University’s campus are experiencing outages The company expects all customers to have power restored by 7:30 p.m A fire at the station that provides power to the area caused the outage AEP said in a statement emailed to The Dispatch Customers were transferred to another power source and their service was restored but crews assessed the situation and determined "critical wires and cable that supply power and control to vital substation components were extensively damaged," the company said That resulted in an emergency outage affecting a different group of customers FALLS TOWNSHIP — Rosecrans hung tough for 60 minutes in Tuesday's Division V girls soccer regional semifinal at West Muskingum the Bishops couldn't muster a second-half goal while Grandview Heights converted a pair of penalty kicks in the final 20 minutes to earn a 3-1 win while the Bobcats (14-3-3) advanced to play Minford in Saturday's regional final at Logan More: Fall Sports is nearly completed. It's your chance to select the Girls Athlete of the Year More: Fall Sports is winding down, so select the Boys Athlete of the Year It was the first regional appearance for the Bishops since 2019 They won the district championship for six straight seasons between 2014-19 Rosecrans sets a new standardRosecrans coach Danny Maxwell and his seniors wanted to return to the regional tournament before their careers ended Senior Sydnee Maxwell made that happen by scoring with three minutes left in a 1-0 district final win over Hiland Maxwell gave the Bishops a chance on Tuesday The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead at the 10-minute mark of the match when Lucy James' goal went through the hands of Rosecrans keeper Kate Ward but Maxwell converted a direct kick from about 30 yards a minute later to tie it at 1 More: Bitter loss for West M girls soccer: 'It would have finished that storybook ending.' Maxwell had a couple other shots ricochet off the posts and those near-misses proved to be the difference as Grace Buscemi scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick at the 19:08 mark of the second half and Molly Herfilny added an insurance goal on a penalty kick with 9:44 remaining "Sydnee has hit a post in every tournament game We were able to tie it and hung in as long as we could," Danny Maxwell said It was the final game for seniors Sydnee Maxwell but the roster is littered with underclassmen Having so many players gain valuable experience gives Danny Maxwell optimism for the program He also appreciated the example set by the seniors this season "These seniors have been playing together since sixth grade and they worked hard to get here," he said "They wanted to get over that district mountain and did I hope the underclassmen can go on a similar journey and maybe clear the next peak "We were a young team and more than half of our roster is freshmen and sophomores," he added "They gained experience and saw what it takes to be successful and I know they'll come back hungry next season."