Local men charged in death of woman

Years Ago

25 Years Ago August 16 - 22, 2001

Two Columbus men were to be charged today in the death of a local woman. At 3 p.m. James E. Van Houton, 21, and Thomas J. LeGrand, 20, were to be formally charged in the death of Margaret Barrett, 74, in her home at 504 North Kansas Street last week.

Van Houten was arrested Friday about 8:35 a.m. following a highspeed chase which began in Pittsburg and ended a mile …