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Police say man charged with kidnapping after holding boy

standoff of around 30 hours ard Jones told reporters. from the apartment. Au-
that ended peacefully Sun- “He wouldn’t allow that thorities said the man fired
day morning. 10-year-old to leave his as many as 30 shots, hitting
Butler County authorities sight. That was his protec- an armored vehicle. Jones
said the boy was taken to tion.” said police also believe the
a hospital Sunday morning Jones said the event be- man shot a robot that was
as a precaution, but no in- gan following a late Friday sent inside the apartment.
juries were reported. The night altercation inside an The gunman later barricad-
gunman, age 31, surren- apartment in the northern ed himself with the child in-
dered and was jailed. He Cincinnati suburb of Liberty side a vehicle in a garage.
had recently served prison Township. He said the initial The child’s not related to
time for felonious assault. call came from the child’s him.
“Everywhere he moved, mother, saying a man Authorities said police
he was using the child with a gun was demand- didn’t return fire, worried
Donald Gazawayis seen in an undated photo provided by the as a shield,” Sheriff Rich- ing money. She got away about the child.q
Butler County, Ohio, Jail. Authorities outside Cincinnati have
jailed Gazaway after they say he surrendered early Sunday,
Jan. 14, 2018, to end a hostage standoff of around 30 hours.
Gazaway is charged with kidnapping, felonious assault and
inducing panic. (Butler County Jail via AP)
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — used a 10-year-old boy as
A sheriff said an armed man “a shield” during a hostage

Ex-death row inmate pleads

not guilty in trafficking case

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A for- a woman into prostitution
mer death row inmate from among other charges, ac-
Delaware who was later cording to the report. He
exonerated has pleaded remains in jail.
not guilty to sex trafficking Federal authorities said Mc-
charges in Hawaii. Coy denies the sex traffick-
The Delaware State News ing charges to investiga-
in Dover reported Saturday tors.
that Isaiah Otis Wilmont In 2010, McCoy was con-
McCoy entered the plea in victed of shooting a Mary-
federal court. He’s facing land man and was initially
similar charges on the local sentenced to death.
level in Honolulu. He spent nearly seven
McCoy was arrested Jan. 3 years in prison before be-
before being indicted fed- ing found not guilty during
erally Jan. 4. a second trial and then
Authorities claim he forced freed.q