4-21-25 MONDAY MORNING NEWS

Todd Walker reports
Man arrested in Indiana in connection with Lima stabbing death
Two found dead in Findlay
Man found dead in Celina, apparently by his own hand
Fire guts vacant home in Lima
ICE arrests Tren de Arugua member in Columbus
Pope Francis has died

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
A man was arrested in Indiana Friday in connection with
a stabbing death in Lima. Forty seven year old Anthony
Townsend was killed from a stab wound to the abdomen
Friday afternoon. That happened at six point fifty eight North
Elizabeth Street in Lima. Detectives were able to identify a
suspect as Marcus L. Tyson. He was later taken into

(00:21):
custody in Adams County, Indiana. The investigation there is still ongoing.
Anyone with information should contact the LPD at two two
seven forty four forty four. Meanwhile, Findley Police are investigating
two suspicious deaths. Yesterday morning, about four point thirty FPD
officers were dispatched to two seven oh eight North Main Street,

(00:43):
Apartment one. Upon arrival, they found two deceased individuals in
the living room of the apartment. The manner of death
is being investigated and the identities of the individuals are
being withheld. Yesterday, in Salina, Mercer County Sheriff's deputies were
dispatched from a nine to one to one call about
quarter till eight. Upon arrival, they found seventy five year

(01:05):
old Lloyd Sweederman of Salina dead from what appeared to
be a possible self inflicted gunshot wound. Ohio BCI and
I has been called in to assist with the investigation there.
Schweederman's body was sent to Montgomery County for an autopsy.
Yesterday morning, the lamb of Fire Department battle to blaze
at four to eleven North Jamison Avenue. The home is

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vacant and looks to be a total loss, with total
damage estimated at about sixty thousand dollars. The cause of
the fire was not immediately apparent as it continues to
be investigated. Officials with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement say
a Venezuelan gang member is in custody after being captured
in Columbus. ICE shared a post through their official ex

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account last night saying a member of the criminal organization
Trend de Aragua was apprehended in Ohio's capital city. They
called the arrest part of a counter terrorism operation. No
additional information has been released. Turning to international news Catholics
around the world or mourning the loss of Pope Francis,

(02:09):
we get details from Fox's Jonathan Savage.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
Pope Francis passed away in the morning of Easter Monday
at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. It
was just hours after his final public appearance, wishing Happy
Easter to thousands of worshippers from the balcony of Saint
Peter's Basilica before being driven around the square to greet
the Catholic faithful in person. The pontiff had endured months

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of ill health, including a week's long stay in hospital
battling double pneumonia. In his final address, Pope Francis called
for a ceasefire in Gaza and described growing anti Semitism
as worrisome. Jonathan Savage, Fox News.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
The Pope also yesterday met with Vice President JD Vance
at the Vatican. With the passing of Pope Francis comes
an examination of his legacy. We get more on that
with the NBC News Radio's Scott Pringle.

Speaker 3 (03:02):
Father Gerald Murray, pastor of Saint Joseph's in New York City,
notes that Francis during his popacy showed his concern for
the poor, the sick, and those in society who were
often overlooked. Francis was also controversial.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
He stated that changes in church teachings were not off
the books, had an open attitude toward the acceptance of
homosexuality in the Church, which was surprising to many.

Speaker 3 (03:27):
Under Pope Francis, the church faced a number of child
sex abuse cases, some of which date back fifty years.
Francis made sweeping changes that allow for greater transparency. Scottpringle,
NBC News Radio, New York.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
As for funeral plans, Francis himself approved new funeral guidelines
for Pope's last year. His body will be moved to
a chapel right away and placed in the coffin immediately.
Francis will be the first pope buried outside the Vatican
in a century. Instead, Francis will be interred at Saint
Mary Major, one of the oldest churches in Rome and

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the one he would visit for prayer before trips abroad.
No date for the funeral has yet been set. Now
the process begins to select a new pope. While any
baptized Roman Catholic mail can technically be elected as pontiff,
the pope has traditionally been chosen from the College of
Cardinals since the fourteenth century. There are currently seventeen cardinals

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in the US. Italy, by comparison, has fifty one cardinals
under the age of eighty vote by secret ballot until
a candidate gets two thirds of the vote. That's the
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