Advertisement

Stock Sponsor
Click here for full stock listings

MORE HEADLINES

Life sentence handed down for vicious attack on woman who took in teen- Ohio2:14 pm
Ohio defender takes on innocence project- Ohio
Turkey wars: Now it’s 29 cents a pound- Ohio10:17 am November 18, 2009
Parole board won't spare killer- Ohio1:15 pm November 17, 2009
Statue stolen from hospice memorial garden- Ohio11:26 am November 17, 2009
Ohio World War II veteran to be honored by Germany- Ohio3:29 am November 17, 2009
Jewelry store heist grabs the brass rings- Ohio10:24 am November 16, 2009
Newspaper probe finds Ohio going easy on domestic violence- Ohio November 16, 2009
Disabled Fostoria soldier doesn't regret joining Army- Ohio10:26 am November 16, 2009
United Way changing approach for donations- Ohio November 16, 2009

Last updated: November 7, 2009 5:06 a.m.

Spurned suitor accused of damaging grave

Associated Press

Advertisement

LANCASTER, Ohio – Police say when a woman refused to date an Ohio man, he got upset and smashed her mother's grave marker with a sledge hammer.

Authorities in Fairfield County southeast of Columbus say 21-year-old Steven Locke of Lancaster thought it was the best way to hurt the woman who spurned him. Sheriff Dave Phalen says about $3,000 damage was done to the marker.

Locke was arrested Friday and charged with vandalism, a felony carrying up to a year in prison if convicted. He was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond.

Court records do not list an attorney for Locke.

Share this story