Tuesday, February 19, 2013
John Lane II was also convicted of trying to flee from police when they attempted to pull him over
John Lane said he doesn't really know why he robbed three businesses in Mentor, Concord Township and Willoughby in the span of three days. "It was a weird week and I definitely made some bad choices," Lane told Lake County Common Pleas Judge Richard Collins Jr. when he was sentenced Tuesday morning. Lane, 34, of Mentor, pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and another charge of attempted failing to comply with an officer Collins' court. Lane suggested that part of the problem was he was not taking his psychological medication at the time. "I was off my meds and I wasn't in my right state of mind, and I realize that now," he said. Lane's mother, as well as his attorney, Randy Klammer, also suggested that Lane may have been rattled when…
Friday, March 30, 2012
John Lane II led police on chase through creek and woods
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Friday, March 30, 2012
A man wanted in armed robberies that happened in Mentor and Concord Township was arrested after a police chase in Huron County Thursday, according to the Sandusky Register. A Wakeman police officer spotted the car of John Lane II, ran his license plate and found the Lane had two warrants issued for his arrest. When the officer tried to pull Lane over, he took off, driving as fast as 110 mph. Huron County Sheriff’s Capt. Ted Patrick told the Sandusky Register that Lane threw both money and drugs out of his car window while trying to escape. Lane finally crashed into a pole on a side street in Norwalk. Then he leaped from his car and continued running. Deputies followed as he dove into a nearby creek, ran through woods and tussled with …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Mentor police are searching for John Lane II; anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call 440-974-5760
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Mentor Police have identified a suspect in the Shell Station robbery that happened Sunday night and issued a warrant for the man's arrest. John Lane II is accused of aggravated robbery. If anyone knows of Lane's whereabouts or sees him, he or she is asked to call the Mentor Police at 440-974-5760. Lane is considered armed and dangerous and police have instructed people not to approach him. He was last seen in his 2001 Blue Honda with an Ohio license plate, FNL1692. Police think Lane is the man who walked into the Shell gas station by himself at 10:11 p.m. Sunday. He placed a knit hat on the counter and told the woman there that he had a gun in the hat, Mentor Police Lt. Tim Allen said. He then demanded money from the register, which the …
kathy parker
8:42 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
I work in retail in Mentor on the Lake and this guy comes in at least once a week. He usually drives a black or dark blue Baretta more ›