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r-DAYTON DAILY NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1994 83 Metro State Insanity plea entered in shooting Group cites Meagher, O'Hara I A 'ji The Ohio State Bar Association Foundation has awarded Judge John M. Meagher, retiring administrative Judge of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, the George W. Ritter Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the administration ofjustice. The foundation also awarded its 50-year service award to Dayton attorney Lloyd H. O'Hara in recognition of his achievements in law and service to the community and education.

The foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that, among other things, publishes educational handbooks and honors attorneys. Ritter was a Toledo benefactor of both the Ohio State Bar Association and the foundation. Meagher, who will retire from the bench when his term expires in January, was cited for being one of the founders of the Montgomery County Criminal Council, serving as its first and only chairman. Among the council's recommendations that have been implemented by the courts is a pre-trial services program that checks the background of people charged with felonies before their bail hearing. This was done to make a more uniform bail process in the county.

O'Hara was named for establishing the former law firm of Smith Schnake, serving as president of the Dayton Bar Association, helping establish the Legal Aid Society of Dayton and serving on the boards of trustees for Miami University and the University of Dayton. Suspect's mental state described as horrible by defense attorney X. PAINESVILLE (AP) A man accused of killing a janitor and wounding three people at a public school pleaded Innocent and innocent by reason of insanity Wednesday. "It's obvious from what I've read and from what I've seen and the brief moments that I've had the chance to talk with him that his mental state is horrible," public defender Charles Griesham-mer said of his client, Keith Ledeger. Ledeger, 37, is accused of opening fire at Ledeger appeared in court in handcuffs and leg irons.

His right hand and foot were bandaged from gunshot wounds he suffered in the shootings. Grieshammer said he would ask Parks to order a psychiatric evaluation for Ledeger. He said it was obvious that Ledeger "is suffering from a severe mental illness." Ledeger has been held without bond since the shooting. Police had not determined a motive. Relatives said Ledeger had been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and needed medication to control outbursts.

Ledeger, a Wickliffe High School dropout, had lived on the streets in Cleveland and ate at a soup kitchen in the weeks leading up to the shooting. His last known address was Venice, Fla. Wickliffe Middle School in Wickliffe Nov. 7. School was in session, but no students were injured.5 The custodian was killed, and a school administrator, teacher and police officer were wounded.

i Ledeger was arraigned before Judge Martin O. Parks of Lake County Common Pleas Court on one count of aggravated murder, three counts of attempted aggravated murder and a charge of firing a weapon in a schooL He could face the death penalty if convicted. i Asked by reporters as he entered the courthouse whether he was sorry for what happened, a dazed-looking Ledeger responded, "I've been sorry for years." He didn't explain his response. i'O City advisory panel questions county incinerator plan Introductory Fixed Rate First Six Months i.V r.i't As Oil" By Jonathan Brinckman WftTON DAILY NEWS Dayton's Environmental Advisory Board asked city commissioners Wednesday not to approve a $113 million retrofit of Montgomery County's incinerators without first making sure it would be the cheapest and best way to dispose 'I think we can look at real alternatives for under $113 Commissioner Dean Lovelace APR Current Rate as of 10394 for Lines less than $20,000 Snowman. Lef trash.

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J. Anthony Sawyer, Dayton's law director, told city commissioners Wednesday that he believes the county needs Dayton and other communities to sign off on the plan. Mary Hallinan, president of the advisory board, said her board believes Dayton should study alternatives to retrofitting all six incinerator lines before agreeing to the $113 million plan. "That's an awful lot of money that commits the community to a waste technology that may be on the way out," she said. "We need to look at the history of other communities across the country that have turned to other solid waste management alternatives." Mayor Mike Turner said the commission has a lot to learn about the issue before making a decision.

Commissioner Dean Lovelace, noting that both Akron and Columbus have closed their garbage incinerators, said, "I think we can look at real alternatives for under $113 million." In other developments Wednesday, Michael Means, chairman of Dayton's Citizens Financial Task Force, asked the mayor and commissioners not to move too quickly to establish an office that would implement recommendations proposed by the Operations Improvement Task Force. The Operations Improvement Task Force, a group qf business leaders, spent the summer reviewing the city's operations and made 219 recommendations to save $31 million a year. The citizens' task force is a group of priority board members appointed two years ago to review the city's budget. "The Citizens Financial Task Force initially expressed its discomfort at the secret nature of this project and the exclusion of Dayton citizens," the letter said. "We must now insist that openness characterizes the review." Industrialist Jesse Philips, who headed the business group, met with the citizens task force Tuesday night.

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Allen, who served as a former mayor and city councilman of Trenton, died Wednesday at Kettering Medical Center. He was 52. Mr. Allen, a native of Oneida, was a resident of Trenton. In addition to his service on the council, Mr.

Allen taught in the Madison Local School District in Butler County for 29 years and also worked as a real estate agent for Sorrell Real Estate. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Middletown. Survivors include his wife, Joyce; daughter, Jennifer, son, Mike; two -tfi' --l' Springfield man's body found in Moraine Special Purchase! The body of Robert Humphrey, 23, of 1019 W. Rose Springfield, was found on the bank of the Great Miami River in Moraine on Wednesday. Police said someone walking along the river bank about 10:40 a.m.

found the body about a quarter of a mile west of the Broadway Street Bridge. The man appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds to the head and had been dead for several days, police said. Robert Burch, the man's grandfather, said Humphrey had been missing since Oct. 31. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

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