Blotter bite

A group of seven heavy metal bands won’t be invited back to Wellington Village Hall gymnasium following a rowdy incident on May 29, said Wellington Police Chief Steve Rollins.

The organizer had arranged for the bands to play until 11 p.m. and a crowd of about 100 people balked at paying extra to stay longer in the gym, which is rented out to various groups.

“They started screaming and hollering and making idle threats,” Rollins said.

His two police officers on duty called for backup from the Lorain County Sheriff Department, but canceled the request for help after police got everything in control. No one was arrested.

It was probably the most excitement the gym — the retrofitted historic opera house — has seen in many years.

Oberlin police

Tuesday, May 19
9:50 p.m. — South Main Street, Ruby Ellington-Witherspoon, 46, and her daughter, Chelcee Ellington, 19, both of Oberlin, charged with assault in connection with an incident involving a woman who said she was assaulted on April 26 in the 300 block of N. Main St.

Saturday, May 30
6:55 p.m. — S. Professor Street, someone broke a hinged wooden door into a crawlspace under the Monroe House, part of the Oberlin Heritage Center.

Wellington police

Wednesday, May 20
1:02 p.m. — 200 block Barker St., James M. Hunt, 31, of Grafton, and Shaun A. Harris, 28, of Elyria, arrested on warrants.

Friday, May 22
12:02 a.m. — East Herrick Avenue, Timothy McLaughlin, 44, of LaGrange, charged with no motorcycle endorsement.
7:03 p.m. — 600 block N. Main St., Scott Gilbert, 52, of Oberlin, arrested on a warrant.
9:03 p.m. — South Main Street, Jeffrey Blinco, 29, of Lorain, charged with failure to reinstate license.

Saturday, May 23
12:08 a.m. — 100 block Bennett St., property dispute.
2:50 p.m. — 100 block Hamilton St., Eric Feron, 30, of Wellington, charged with domestic violence.

Sunday, May 24
8:50 p.m. — 200 block Barker St., dispute over gun referred to prosecutor.

Saturday, May 30
12:56 a.m. — 200 N. Main St., Steven M. Bughman, 22, of Wellington, charged with obstructing official business and open container.

Monday, June 1
1:53 a.m. — 100 block E. Herrick Ave., Willie J. White Jr., 19, of Wellington, charged with driving under suspension and a tinted windows charge.

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