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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-26-1993 The BG News February 26, 1993 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, 1993" (1993). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5502. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5502 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. Weather Local Snow flurries with a Apartment owners to sue the The women's basketball team high in the mid 20's city over lack of recycling, looks to extend its lead in the refuse services. Mid-American Conference. 4? The BG News Friday, February 26,1993 The BG Nevus Volume 75, Issue 108 Where's the Beach? Area felons eligible for parole hearings by Sharl L. Veleba prosecutor, said the chances for had arrested him on drug char- court reporter Oviedo's release look good. ges. "He has a good chance of get- Mayberry said he is not sure ting out because at least two about Valfejo's chances for par- Two convicted felons - a man other individuals also convicted ole but said the man has been be- who fatally stabbed a University in that case have been released fore the parole board more than student In 1981 and another who already," he said. once. conspired to murder a Bowling Vallejo was convicted of cons- Green police officer in 1987 -- are piracy to commit a murder, ag- Mayberry advises any inter- eligible for parole, according to gravated trafficking and having ested party to write their con- the Wood County Prosecutor's a weapon under disability. Ac- cerns to the Ohio Parole Board, Office. cording to court records, Vallejo Adult Parole Authority, 1050 Arthur J. Oviedo, 29, is serving wanted to kill Bowling Green Freeway Dr. North, Columbus, a sentence of IS years at the Police Officer Brad Conner, who Ohio 43229. Columbus Correctional Facility for the death of Stephen S. Bowers. Ines J. Vallejo, 44, is in an unspecified state prison for four to 25 years for plotting to Victims not notified kill a police officer who arrested him on drug charges about five years ago. of possible releases According to court records, Oviedo and four other juveniles by Sharl L. Veleba court reporter walked into Downtown, 162 N. Main St., on Nov. 16,1980 without proper identification. They were The mother of a University student who was killed in Bowling told to leave and did so, but re- Green and a city policeman who was a murder target of a man entered later through a back he arrested said they were surprised the Ohio Parole Board did door. not notify them that the people convicted of the crimes are up Bowers, a first-year student at for parole. the University and an ID checker However, there is no Ohio law which says they should have at the bar, ushered the men out. been notified. The five men became violent, Shirley Bowers, of Canton, said she usually receives notices throwing bottles at both Bowers about parole hearings concerning the other four men convicted and the manager of the bar. of murdering Stephen S. Bowers in 1980. But she was not told When Bowers moved closer to that Arthur Oviedo, now 29, and also convicted of the murder, is the men he was repeatedly beat- now seeking parole. en and was stabbed to death. Bowers said she intends to write to the parole board like she Alan Mayberry, Wood County usually does when she gets the other notices. "I will write that they had no right to take someone else's life," she said. "Our son will never be back with us again. The sorrow "[Arthur Oviedo] has a and the disruption they caused to us ... you just never recover good chance of getting from something like this." "We have two daughters - the loss of our son was a big loss to out because at least two them, too," she said, tearfully. other individuals also Another person affected by - but not notified of - an upcom- ing hearing is Bowling Green Police Det. Sgt. Brad Conner. convicted in that case Conner said he had not received notice that Ines J. Vallejo, 44, have been released who conspired to kill him after he arrested Vallejo on drug charges in 1987 was up for parole. already." Conner said he intends to speak with Wood County Prosecutor The BG Newa/Tei-eta Taomai Alan Mayberry, Wood Alan Mayberry about the matter and does not have any further Wrapped up for another cold day, freshman Mama Kcllcy walks to the University Bookstore during comment at this time. the freezing wind Thursday afternoon. "I'm not a winter person," Kcllcy said. "I want to He on a beach County prosecuting right about now!" attorney See Victims, page tilt. King's treatment delayed for hours Colleges acquire Prosecutors say policemen drove to station to tell others of incident The Associated Press the three officers brutally clubbed, kicked Powell's attorney, Michael Stone, vehe- funding support and stomped the black motorist who "was mently denied the allegation. He said no one not a threat," and Koon did nothing to stop it. was sent out to the car and that, in fact, when The Associated Press lizes higher education's free- LOS ANGELES - Two policemen trans- one officer went to the car uninvited. Wind fall," she said. But it is not porting an injured Rodney King from one Their actions, he said, violated their de- "told him to get the hell out" enough to reduce pressure for tu- hospital to another detoured for nearly two partment's policy on use of force. He said the delay also involved notifying COLUMBUS -- Regents ition increases which limit edu- hours, stopping at their station to show the King's parole board of his arrest because he Chancellor Elaine Hairston and cation opportunities in Ohio, she beating victim to colleagues, a prosecutor A defense lawyer dismissed the allegation, was a convicted felon. three university presidents won said. said Thursday. saying the officers went to the Los Angeles support Thursday for increased In an opening statement, Assistant U.S. At- Police Department's Foothill Station to book Clymer promised jurors that King will tes- higher education funding in Gov. The governor blames the lack torney Steven Clymer also accused the two King, who had been stopped after a high-s- tify, and warned them that he may have a George Voinovich's two-year of education funds on a sluggish defendants of trying to convince medical peed chase on March 3,1991. poor memory of the actual beating and will budget. economy that forced him and the personnel at both hospitals that King was admit he was drunk and speeding when "They have taken all the cuts Legislature to cut spending by under the influence of the hallucinogen PCP According to Clymer, the severely beaten stopped by police. He also will tell of his they can. If we can find any addi- about $600 million and raise when there was no such evidence. King received some stitches at Pacifica robbery conviction and time in jail, Clymer tional money, they need to grow a taxes by $1.1 billion just to bal- The surprise allegations about Officers Hospital then was to be transferred to Los said. little bit," said Rep. Wayne Jones, ance the new budget. Laurence Powell and Timothy Wind came as Angeles County-USC Medical Center. Powell "Rodney King is not on trial," Clymer said. D-Cuyahoga Falls, chairman of Jones said he sees the possi- the federal government launched its effort and Wind agreed to transport him. "The issue of whether he was guilty or inno- the House Finance Education bility of eliminating waste in cer- to do what state prosecutors could not - win "It was a half-hour drive," Clymer said. cent that night is not before you. The Issue of Subcommittee. tain non-education parts of the convictions In the videotaped beating. "But it took them two hours." He said that whether the [policemen] are guilty or inno- Ms. Hairston, Frank Horton of budget, such as a consolidation of The acquittals of Powell, Wind and two Wind later falsified a police report to show cent is on trial." the University of Toledo, Gordon worker training programs that other white officers on most state charges them leaving Pacifica Hospital an hour later Gee of The Ohio State Universi- now exist in several state agen- Ignited three days of deadly mayhem In Los than they actually departed. Clymer drew a loud defense objection ty, and Carol Cartwright of Kent cies. Angeles, and the federal trial has had an un- when he tried to tell Jurors that the officers State University appeared and Others note that more money dertone of racial tension since jury selection "Powell drove back to Foothill Station. He had violated King's constitutionally guar- testified on Voinovich's $3.68 bil- might be available if the econ- began. left Wind in the back seat with Rodney anteed civil rights. lion proposal. omy continues to improve and The multiracial jury listened raptly as King," Clymer said. U.S. District Judge John G. Davies told the The total reflects an 11.7 per- state fiscal experts decide it Is Clymer outlined the case and played for At Foothill, he said, Powell went Into the prosecutor to stop arguing his case.