Ohio inmate pleads to 1998 city slaying

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A 75-year-old man was sentenced Friday in Allen Superior Court to 45 years in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of child molesting.Today 3:00 am

DNA on gun brings bank-heist arrest

Three months after a group of men robbed the PNC bank branch on Coventry Lane, one man is in custody and facing federal charges.Friday

Duo confesses to gun shop hold-up

Two Fort Wayne men admitted to robbing a New Haven gun shop, each pleading guilty in U.S. District Court last week to robbery and using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.Thursday

Already serving time for a homicide in an Ohio prison, Bernard McClaney pleaded guilty Wednesday to an Allen County murder charge.

McClaney, 37, admitted to killing 19-year-old Arthur "Artie" Rittenhouse III inside a home at 724 Hamilton Ave. in 1998.

Interviews done by police indicated the shooter went by the nickname "Sabu," which led police to McClaney, serving time in an Ohio prison on unrelated charges of aggravated robbery and voluntary manslaughter.

DNA found on a bag at the scene was consistent with McClaney's, according to court documents.

Under the terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors, McClaney's sentence will be capped at 55 years, according to court documents.

For more on this story, see Thursday's print edition of The Journal Gazette or visit www.journalgazette.net after 3 a.m. Thursday.

rgreen@jg.net