Ohio Veteran Gets Back Stolen PTSD Service Dog

Veteran reunites with service dog after woman arrested for stealing it
FOX 8 Cleveland
Kaily Cunningham
MARCH 25, 2016

Dog being reunited with his owner. Courtesy Alliance police.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – A woman was arrested in Alliance on Friday after police found a dog inside her home she was accused of stealing.

Alliance police say Andrea Sindledecker, 34, allegedly stole a service dog from a man she was in a relationship with.

The man, a military veteran, lives in Delta, Ohio and had the dog for his post traumatic stress disorder.
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Johnathan Michael Gilotti Murder Leads To More Arrests

More arrests in January 5 Lake Cyrus murder case of Johnathan Michael Gilotti
WIAT News
By Brandon Varner
Published: March 25, 2016

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — The Hoover Police Department has made two more arrests in the shooting death of Lake Cyrus resident Johnathan Michael Gilotti on Jan. 5.

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office issued murder warrants in the names of 19-year-old De’Ron Keith Lucas of McCalla, and 16-year-old Darrian D. Bryant of Bessemer, according to a press release from the office. Lucas and Bryant were early suspects in the case, and were arrested at separate times.

Lucas was taken in on Jan. 7, and charged with “numerous felonies” that include car break-ins and the theft of the vehicle used in the murder in addition to the murder itself. He is currently in custody at the Tuscaloosa County Jail, according to the press release.
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Jonathan Michael “Mike” Gilotti (WBRC/Family photo)

Lake Cyrus community remembers lessons of slain war veteran Mike Gilotti
WIAT News
By Matt Fernandez
Published: March 25, 2016

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Many of Mike Gilotti’s neighbors spoke to CBS 42 News on Friday. The people that lived around Gilotti mostly said that this case reminds them to stay alert at all times.

An American flag still hung outside of the Iraq War veteran’s home on Friday. On that day, neighbors heard the news of the latest arrests.

“I think it is good they have been caught and apprehend now it’s time for the judicial process to do its course,” said resident Greg Stroud.
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Mike Gilotti Survived Iraq But Not Going to Alabama Gym

Fort Hood Soldier Found Dead Was Iraq Veteran

Fort Hood identifies soldier found dead off-post 
Army Times 
Staff report 
March 25, 2016 

A Fort Hood soldier who deployed twice to support operations in Iraq was found dead at his off-post home on Tuesday, the Texas installation announced Thursday.

Staff Sgt. Steven Daniel Lewis was found dead at his off-post home. (Photo: Army)

Staff Sgt. Steven Daniel Lewis, 33, lived in nearby Killeen and had been assigned to to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood since December 2013. His death is under investigation, according to a Fort Hood news release; further details were not provided. read more here

Fort Bragg Soldier Charged After 2 Year Old Daughter Died

Bragg soldier charged in death of 2-year-old daughter
Army Times
Kevin Lilley
March 25, 2016

A Fort Bragg soldier faces murder and child abuse charges related to the December death of her 2-year-old daughter.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, police detectives arrested Spc. Jeanie Ditty, 23, on Thursday, according to a news release from the city's police department. Officers have also charged Zachary Keefer in the child's death; Keefer, reportedly Ditty's boyfriend and not the girl's father, remains at large.

Macey Ditty died Dec. 4, two days after arriving at a local emergency room with bruises all over her body and "life-threatening injuries consistent with child abuse," the release states. The injuries came within a day of the ER visit, medical personnel determined.
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Gulf War Veteran With PTSD Arrested Trying To Get Kids Back

Capitol Police arrest man holding hunger strike at Statehouse 
WIBW 13 News 
By Melissa Brunner 
Mar 24, 2016

When he launched his hunger strike March 14, Schwab said DCF used unsubstantiated allegations to take his and his wife Amelia's five children out of the home. The couple also believes Schwab's use of marijuana for treatment of pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is a factor. Schwab is a Gulf War veteran and the couple lives in Colorado, where use of medical cannabis is legal.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Day 11 of Raymond Schwab's hunger strike against the Kansas Department of Children and Families ended in handcuffs and a trip to the hospital.

Capitol Police arrested Schwab around 1 p.m. Thursday, as he prepared to begin a round-the-clock campout on the north steps of the Statehouse. As Schwab set up a chair, a Capitol Police officer approached and informed Schwab there was a warrant for his arrest. Schwab said he was weak and the officer allowed him to sit for a few moments before then placing him in handcuffs, walking him down the stairs and ushering him into a law enforcement vehicle.
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