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PORT CLINTON, Ohio (WJW) — A Michigan man accused of shooting and killing a Geauga County father of four who was celebrating his 40th birthday in July at a Put-in-Bay bar has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Colton Z. Smith, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 39-year-old Rob Russell, of Chesterland, on July 23, at Mr. Ed’s Bar & Grille, 272 Delaware Ave. It was the island’s first murder in nearly a decade, according to authorities.
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Officers who responded to the shooting found Rob Russell with multiple gunshot wounds. They attempted to save his life, but he died at the scene. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Smith hours later:…