Ex-Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Charges After Crime Spree

DELAWARE, Ohio—A former firefighter pleaded guilty Monday to several charges after a county crime spree in March.

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Kim Ash, 41, entered a guilty plea Tuesday on robbery, burglary and aggravated robbery charges.

Other charges were dismissed in the plea deal, including theft, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, aggravated burglary and abduction.

Ash, a former Orange Township firefighter, was indicted in April after he went on more than a weeklong crime spree throughout Delaware County, officials said.

Ash was indicted on a total of 13 counts, including theft, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, robbery, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and abduction.

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Ash’s sentencing was scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, before Common Pleas Judge W. Duncan Whitney.

Ash faces a maximum of 36-½ years in prison.

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