literarygirl

I'm Mary Poole the tour guide from the Preservation Association that was attacked at gunpoint in OTR. You have no idea how sad I am that I no longer feel safe giving this tour. I love this neighborhood, but there's something about having a loaded 22 pointed at you and being punched that makes you reevaluate things. I was just one block away from the Findlay Market Parking lot on Elder Street. I was parked in front of the old Christian Moerlein brewery. (Part of my tour) Ernest Seay, my attacker, has also been charged with the attempted rape of the young woman in Clifton on Monday, as well as an attempted rape in August of a gas station attendant in Silverton. I have no idea what the solution is for OTR, I just know that right now I don't feel safe spending time there.