Man Busted For Abduction – Held on $75,000 Bond
A 31-year-old man is behind bars at the Scioto County Jail, charged with abduction and disorderly conduct.
According to jail records, Patrick Lamar Cook was booked into jail on Friday after being charged with disorderly conduct and abduction.
The court set the bond at $75,000. He’s expected in court on Monday.
Ex-Con Causes Chaos on Dodds Road
A man claiming to have been recently released from prison spooked neighbors on Dodds Road just before 11 pm.
Witnesses said he was going around to area houses and beating on windows. When a neighbor asked what he wanted, he said he’d recently gotten out of prison before leaving on foot.
Officers searched the area but could not locate him.
Suspicious Fire on St. Rte 104
Authorities deemed a house fire on St. Rte 104 as “suspicious” after a vacant home burst into flames around 2 in the morning.
Multiple Fire departments responded to the scene and contacted the Fire Marshal to investigate. Firefighters also noticed that a window was broken on the house next door and were concerned there might have been an attempt to light that home on fire.
Deputies discovered the window on that house was broken with a brick, but saw no signs of arson.