Judge haunted by release of man in deadly Ohio shootings

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge says he will be haunted forever by his decision to grant early release to a domestic violence offender who authorities say killed his ex-girlfriend, her co-worker and a police chief.
Licking County Municipal Judge Michael Higgins said Friday he was heartbroken after the fatal shootings at a nursing home in Kirkersville.
Investigators say Thomas Hartless, 43, killed himself after the shootings May 12, just one month after he was released early from jail. He