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2 sections 24 pages Vol. 189 No. 164 Sandusky, Ohio INSIDE TODAY Calendar A6 Classifieds B7 Comics B11 Crossword/Bridge B6 Dear Abby B11 Lottery A6 Obituaries A5 Religion A8 Sports B1 Television A12 OBITUARIES GARLOCK, Helen M., 80, Sandusky HAMER, Donna (Bender), 104, Huron SHELMON, Tricia Lynn (Agee), 40, Toledo DEATH NOTICES CARVER, Lois M., 87, Sandusky SLATER, Bonita Rae, 62, Mesa, Ariz., formerly Port Clinton PAGE A5 ★ Saturday ★ September 10, 2011 SANDUSKY Rental dispute Zoning suit goes to federal court PAGE A2 SANDUSKY Day of memorials 9/11 events slated throughout area PAGE A3 75 cents SANDUSKY Stay out of the water Tests show algae spreads to bay PAGE A4 Today’s newspaper was delivered to DAN GARDNER of SANDUSKY. Thank you for subscribing! SANDUSKY 49 ASHLAND 35 Details on Page B1 ST. PAUL 0 HURON 38 Details on Page B1 PERKINS 6 NORWALK 24 Details on Page B1 BELLEVUE 7 CLYDE 14 Details on Page B1 BROOKSIDE 6 MARGARETTA 32 Details on Page B4 SMCC 42 DANBURY 13 Details on Page B3 EDISON 7 WELLINGTON 25 Details on Page B4 Lucas Poggiali Sandusky Threw for school record 390 yards and ran for 149; scored five touchdowns. From staff reports SANDUSKY The Sandusky Register pays special tribute Sunday to the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 with a special edition dedicated to how the terrorist event has affected us all. Our community responded to ground zero to sift through the rubble and support others who tirelessly searched for survivors ... and later for any signs of life. Our community freely gave of blood, money and prayers on that fateful day in 2001. Our community sent scores of men and women to serve in the armed forces, and nine have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Remember with us. Pay tribute with us. Remember 9/11 with us Sunday Victim was left to die PUT-IN-BAY MURDER Affidavit details confrontation between Masterson and his accused killer, Zachary Brody By MELISSA TOPEY [email protected] PUT-IN-BAY The last hours of Phil Masterson’s life were spent as he wanted to live it — fighting. But in fact, his final battle was for life itself. The 25-year-old Westlake man spent his last hours face-down in the woods on South Bass Island, struggling to breathe and clinging to life. His beaten, bloodied body was clothed only in shorts. He didn’t have to die, investigators said. “In my limited medical experience, I don’t think he had to die,” Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton said. Masterson, an amateur mixed martial arts fighter, died of blunt-force trauma to the neck and abdomen, injuries consistent with kicks and punches, according to a preliminary autopsy report. Strangulation also contributed to his death, according to Ottawa County coroner Jerome McTague. Charged with murder in Masterson’s death is Zachary Brody, 27, who was arrested Wednesday morning near his apartment in Bowling Green. Brody was later taken to the Ottawa County jail, where he’s being held on $750,000 bond. He also faces charges of voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault. An affidavit — attached to a search war- rant officers used to access Brody’s apartment — offers further details on what deputies learned happened to Masterson early Monday morning. Masterson’s family reported him missing at about 6 p.m. Monday, and by Tuesday they were on South Bass Island searching for him. At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, in the woods near an island bar, they found his body, covered with a canvas tarp. Deputies interviewed several people during the investigation, including Matt Brotzki, Cameron Parris and Clifton Knote, according to the affidavit. Masterson Brody Inside If you witnessed a violent act, would you report it? Bowling Green psychology chair Dr. Mike Zicker discusses The Bystander Effect. Page A7 n See MURDER, Page A7 Cop, bikers revved Register photos/ANGELA WILHELM Deondraco Ghresham, 5, peeks into a themed car in downtown Sandusky on Friday during Cruisin’ by the Bay. ABOVE: Classic cars line Columbus Avenue in downtown Sandusky during Cruisin’ by the Bay. RIGHT: Steve Reutter shines his red 1934 Model A on Columbus Avenue during the cruise-in. Newly released reports detail confrontation between Sandusky cop, motorcycle club By EMIL WHITIS [email protected] SANDUSKY Sandusky police admin- istrators on Thursday released documents that shed new light on a weeks- old confrontation between Officer Mel Burns and members of a motorcycle club. The first document: Burns’ official report on the incident. The second document: A complaint a motorcycle club member filed against Burns. Burns By MELISSA TOPEY [email protected] PORT CLINTON The Ottawa County Humane Society plans to make more room at the shelter. The nonprofit agency received a gift of $100,000 from Lorie DiNicola in memory of her deceased husband and brother-in- law, said board member Bruce Theobald. That donation will allow the organiza- tion to build a 40-by-80-foot addition. The addition will increase the square footage to about 4,700 from 1,490 square feet, Theobald said. Ottawa shelter gets boost n See BURNS, Page A7 n See SHELTER, Page A7
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2 sections 24 pagesVol. 189 No. 164
Sandusky, Ohio
INSIDE TODAYCalendar A6
Classifieds B7
Comics B11
Crossword/Bridge B6
Dear Abby B11
Lottery A6
Obituaries A5
Religion A8
Sports B1
Television A12
ObITuArIESGARLOCK, Helen M., 80, Sandusky
HAMER, Donna (Bender), 104, Huron
SHELMON, Tricia Lynn (Agee), 40,
Toledo
Death notices
CARVER, Lois M., 87, Sandusky
SLATER, Bonita Rae, 62, Mesa, Ariz.,
formerly Port Clinton
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★ Saturday ★ September 10, 2011
SANDuSKYrental disputeZoning suit goes to federal court
PAgE A2
SANDuSKYDay of memorials9/11 events slated throughout area
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75 cents
SANDuSKYStay out of the waterTests show algae spreads to bay
PAgE A4
Today’s newspaper was delivered to DAN gArDNEr of SANDuSKY. Thank you for subscribing!
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Lucas PoggialisanduskyThrew for
school record 390 yards and
ran for 149; scored five
touchdowns.
From staff reportsSANDUSKY
The Sandusky Register pays special tribute Sunday to the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 with a special edition dedicated to how the terrorist event has affected us all.
Our community responded to ground zero to sift through the rubble and support others
who tirelessly searched for survivors ... and later for any signs of life.
Our community freely gave of blood, money and prayers on that fateful day in 2001.
Our community sent scores of men and women to serve in the armed forces, and nine have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Remember with us. Pay tribute with us.
remember 9/11 with us Sunday
Victim was left to diePuT-IN-bAY MurDEr
Affidavit details confrontation between Masterson and his accused killer, Zachary Brody
By MELISSA [email protected]
PUT-IN-BAY
The last hours of Phil Masterson’s life were spent as he wanted to live it — fighting.
But in fact, his final battle was for life itself. The 25-year-old Westlake man spent his last
hours face-down in the woods on South Bass Island, struggling to breathe and clinging to life.
His beaten, bloodied body was clothed only in shorts.
He didn’t have to die, investigators said.
“In my limited medical experience, I don’t think he had to die,” Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton said.
Masterson, an amateur mixed martial arts fighter, died of blunt-force trauma to the neck and abdomen, injuries consistent with kicks and punches, according to a preliminary autopsy report.
Strangulation also contributed to his death, according to Ottawa County coroner Jerome McTague.
Charged with murder in Masterson’s death is Zachary Brody, 27, who was arrested Wednesday morning near his apartment in Bowling Green.
Brody was later taken to the Ottawa County jail, where he’s being held on $750,000 bond. He also faces charges of voluntary manslaughter
and felonious assault. An affidavit — attached to a search war-
rant officers used to access Brody’s apartment — offers further details on what deputies learned happened to Masterson early Monday morning.
Masterson’s family reported him missing at about 6 p.m. Monday, and by Tuesday they were on South Bass Island searching for him.
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, in the woods near an island bar, they found his body, covered with a canvas tarp.
Deputies interviewed several people during the investigation, including Matt Brotzki, Cameron Parris and Clifton Knote, according to the affidavit.
Masterson
Brody
InsideIf you
witnessed a violent act, would you report it? Bowling Green psychology chair Dr. Mike Zicker discusses The Bystander Effect.
Page a7n See MURDER, Page A7
Cop, bikers revved
Register photos/ANGELA WILHELM
Deondraco Ghresham, 5, peeks into a themed car in downtown Sandusky on Friday during Cruisin’ by the Bay.
aBoVe: Classic cars line Columbus Avenue in downtown Sandusky during Cruisin’ by the Bay.
RiGht: Steve Reutter shines his red 1934 Model A on Columbus Avenue during the cruise-in.
Newly released reports detail confrontation between Sandusky cop, motorcycle club
By EMIL WHITIS [email protected]
SANDUSKY
Sandusky police admin-istrators on Thursday released documents that shed new light on a weeks-old confrontation between Officer Mel Burns and members of a motorcycle club.
The first document: Burns’ official report on the incident.
The second document: A complaint a motorcycle club member filed against Burns.
Burns
By MELISSA [email protected]
PORT CLINTON
The Ottawa County Humane Society plans to make more room at the shelter.
The nonprofit agency received a gift of $100,000 from Lorie DiNicola in memory of her deceased husband and brother-in-law, said board member Bruce Theobald.
That donation will allow the organiza-tion to build a 40-by-80-foot addition. The addition will increase the square footage to about 4,700 from 1,490 square feet, Theobald said.
Ottawa shelter gets boost
n See BURNS, Page A7
n See SHELTER, Page A7
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