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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-26-1992 The BG News February 26, 1992 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News February 26, 1992" (1992). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5341. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5341 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. G The BG News Wednesday, February 26,1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 74, Issue 104 A Philosophical Debate Area men Weather arrested, connected to alleged BG murder Windy and mild: by Eileen McNamara and Mike StelrJI Wednesday, partly cloudy. The BC News High In the lower 40s. West winds 10 to IS mph Bowling Green police arrested Wednesday night, cloudy. two local men yesterday in con- Low In the mid-20s. Thurs- nection to the death of Joy L. day, mostly cloudy with the Hiser, the 24-year-old woman high in the upper 30s. found dead in her Ninth Street home Feb. 6. Scott D. Riddle, 21, 315 Park- view Lot 3, and Steve D. Wood- On Campus worth, 21, were charged with murder. Woodworth's last known ad- It's that time again: dress was 750 Ninth St., apt. C, the same address as Hiser. USG senate hopefuls The two men were taken into share their resumes with custody Tuesday evening and are The News: now in the Wood County Justice The BC NewtfTlm Normmn The BG Newi/Tlm Norman Center. Early this morning, Sgt. J Page four. During an abortion debate sponsored by the philosophy club. Uni- of the Roe v. Wade decision In the Math Science Building Tuesday Marlin Roe of the Wood County versity professors Steve Ludd (left) and James Child (right) ar- night. See story page six. Sheriffs Department said no gued the constitutionality of the abortion Issue and the usefulness bond has been set. Crazy critters: Riddle and Woodworth will have an initial appearance In Squirrels scamper Bowling Green Municipal Court through campus for food, today, probably this morning, in folks, and fun. Jewel thieves still eluding police front of Municipal Judge James Bachman. □ Page seven. Police said they would not Investigation of Woodland Mall armed robbery continues release further information about the case because it is still by Eileen McNamara under investigation. The BC News pects, described as three black males be- formation booth." Outside campus tween 5'8 and 5'9 wearing blue jeans, hooded Florer said she just remembers lying sweatshirts and either masks or bandanas to down and hearing the breaking glass. Woodworth is a bouncer at Up- town/Downtown, 162 N. Main St. Police are investigating the armed rob- cover their faces, entered through the front According to the police report, the first of Local man charged: main entrance of the mall at about 6 p.m. and the suspects entered the jewelry store, yell- His manager. Bob Everhart, said bery of Richard Potasky Jewelers, Inc., he was in shock over the arrest. Monday in which store employees and Wood- began yelling at shoppers in the courtyard ing something unintelligible, and then pulled The Wood County Sher- land Mall patrons were held at gunpoint as area to lie down on the ground. out a Rim and pointed it at a male employee "I don't know what to say," he iffs Department has the suspects smashed and looted three dis- Mall patron Joy Flores said she was at the behind the counter and told him not to move. stated in a phone interview. "If [ Woodworth] did it, I definitely charged a Bradner man with play cases in the store. No shots were fired. customer information booth when she saw As the first suspect held the store employees gross sexual imposition feel sorry for [Hiser's] family." The suspects have not been located and the three men enter. One of the men started at gunpoint, the other two suspects ran into after he allegedly lured a police are not able to discuss any possible waving a gun in the air and yelling at people the store and smashed three display cases Everhart said he was just an acquaintance of Woodworth and 15-year-old girl into his clues or evidence, as the case is still under in the mall to He on the ground. filled with watches and men's accessories, home and attempted to rape investigation. "[I saw] the guys walk in ... they looked such as money clips and tie tacks, and ab- couldn't really offer much per- sonal information about him. her Saturday night. "[The way the robbery was executed] was kind of strange," Flores said. "The one guy sconded with the contents. really bold," Police Chief Galen Ash said. had a gun and told everyone to get down ... According to a sheriffs See Theft, page four. "I knew the guy [but] I didn't department report, the girl According to the police report, the sus- and I did, along with the lady behind the in- actually hang around with him or told authorities she entered anything," he said. Modesto Gonzales II 's home When asked in person, other after Gonzales' sister came employees at the bar would not, to her trailer home and said Redistricting decision put on hold or said they could not, comment her little brother needed on questions about their re- help. When the girl entered by Doug Baker lationship with Woodworth or The BG News mittee meetings to gather more State University's law library, makes people feel a part of the the woman's trailer at about data," said committee chairper- was asked by Ziance to come up process." their reaction to the news. 10:30 p.m., Gonzales took son Scott Ziance. "We will be ask- with some sketches of possible The decision to continue the Woodworth's girlfriend, a Uni- hold of her wrist and began After two hours of debate. City ing specific constituencies to solutions. Government and Personnel versity student who asked not to kissing her on her neck. Council's Government and Per- present different things. We will Warner will also be receiving Committee meetings was only be identified, was obviously up- The girl said Gonzales sonnel Committee decided Tues- be asking people to come up with information on the redistricting reached after several council members and citizens stated set when reached by telephone pushed her into a chair, then day two or three additional meet- different plans and arguments." question from the office of Ohio their points of view. last night. She would make no threw her onto a couch and ings are needed to make a de- There will be no particular Attorney General Lee Fisher. comment on his arrest. cision on whether or not to redis- structure for soliciting input Warner said according to the According to Bowling Green Bowling Green police original- began running his hands resident Mary Jane Parker, the over her body. Gonzales trlct the city's wards. from outside the community. Department of Commerce's Bu- ly believed Hiser's death was a stopped and released her After the additional committee According to Ziance, political reau of Census, the census counts Government and Personnel Committee has another option suicide. A later coroner's in- after the girl's friends meetings an open forum will be party members, members of people where they live - not vestigation concluded that the which has not yet been discussed. pounded on the trailer door. held to decide whether or not the groups, and people for and where they vote. woman died by asphyxiation, or Gonzales grabbed a knife, city will be redisct ricted. against redistricting will be "According to the census we The committee could petition the suffocation. state legislature to mandate that apparently to protect him- The previously discussed op- asked for their input. are considered residents of this Neither man, nor the victim, students vote through absentee self from the girl's friends. tion of a citizen's committee did USG member Kelly Warner, town," Warner said. "This isn't were enrolled at the University not materialize. who researched the problem an issue we can ignore. I think it The report stated Gonzales See Redistrict, page seven. for this semester. smelled of an alcoholic odor "We're going to hold our com- over the weekend at The Ohio is important city government and said he had consumed two to three beers. Gonzales was transported to Wood County Justice Falcon Ice Arena center, where he is being held on $10,000 bond. turns 25 years old Lottery by Aaron Dorksen and Randy Setter The BC News CLEVELAND (AP) Here are Tuesday night's Ohio It has taken Bowling Green's hockey teams less than a quarter Lottery selections: century to build one of the most respected collegiate programs in the nation. Pick 3 Numben Not surprisingly, the program's climb to national prominence began with the construction of the $1.8 million BGSU Ice Arena 5-8-5 built between 1965 and 1967. The 1992 hockey team said thank you' to its fans Tuesday (five-cight-five) Pick 4 Number* night by playing a special weeknlght game against Michigan on 2-9-9-3 the 25th anniversary of the grand opening of the facility. (two-nlne-nlne-eight) Since Ice hockey became a varsity sport in 1969, Falcon Cards hockey teams have won nearly 75 percent of their home contests.