Dec. 5, 2024

Man's appeal shot down following his conviction on charges related to overdose deaths: Zanesville Times Recorder
A 31-year-old Crooksville native who pleaded guilty to charges related to overdose deaths of two individual had his conviction affirmed in November after claiming he received bad legal advice.

DMAX former employee receives max sentence for 2023 shooting at facility: WDTN
A Trotwood man will now spend 29 years to life behind bars after a jury found him guilty of a fatal shooting at a DMAX facility in 2023.

Juvenile sentenced for firing gun on North College Hill school grounds: Cincinnati Enquirer
A juvenile is ordered to spend four years in a youth detention facility for firing guns at North College Hill City Schools in September.

Woman pleads guilty to prostitution in bust at Youngstown business: The Vindicator
Yuli Guo, 49, of China, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor soliciting prostitution Tuesday in Youngstown Municipal Court and received a suspended 60-day jail sentence and was ordered to pay $700 in court costs.

Man fined $18k for vacant buildings under East Palestine ordinance: WKBN
A business owner in East Palestine is frustrated after he says he’s being fined $18,000 for owning vacant buildings in the village.

Court orders Downtown Columbus nightclub to shutter doors for one year: WCMH
A Columbus nightclub that was the scene of a double murder will have its doors shuttered for one year.

The city of Athens files a lawsuit to reclaim funds stolen in a cyber crime: WOUB
The city of Athens is suing unknown cyber criminals who scammed it out of close to three-quarters of a million dollars.

Ohio Senate passes bill to preserve intent of Alford plea: Toledo Blade
Sentencing judges would be prohibited from penalizing defendants who enter Alford pleas for failing to express remorse for crimes they don’t admit to committing under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday.

Ohio Senate votes to increase penalties for domestic violence: Columbus Dispatch
A bill that will increase penalties for domestic violence is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk.

Former Nationwide Children's, OSU Wexner employee sentenced for child porn possession: Columbus Dispatch
A former Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center employee was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Columbus to more than 17 years in prison for downloading, exchanging, and receiving child pornography.

Delphi murders: No cameras in court for Richard Allen’s sentencing hearing: WDTN
When Richard Allen learns his sentence this month, cameras won’t be in the courtroom to document it.

 

Dec. 4, 2024

Man involved in fatal crash gets 1 year in Beloit case: The Vindicator
The sentencing hearing for Joshua W. Johnston, 36, for burglary, menacing by stalking and obstructing official business in Beloit was postponed a couple of weeks because of a Nov. 10 fatal accident involving Johnston, but he still got the one year in prison called for in his plea agreement.

Campbell man gets 2 years: The Vindicator
Artangel M. Rayford, 21, of Tenney Avenue in Campbell, was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to burglary and aggravated assault in a Sept. 10, 2023, incident in Campbell in which Rayford entered another man’s home and assaulted him.

Man with gun at Youngstown bar sentenced: WKBN
A man who told police after he was arrested in September with a gun outside a South Side bar that he was waiting to “get someone” told a judge Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that he was just outside looking to go to the bathroom when he was arrested.

Shooting of Akron bounty hunter ruled self-defense, shooter still locked up on other gun charges: WOIO
19 News has learned that the 18-year-old man who shot a famous Akron bounty hunter in October will not be charged with the shooting.

Former Delaware County day care operator pleads guilty to 14 counts of endangering children: WBNS
A former owner of a Delaware County day care pleaded guilty Tuesday to 14 counts of child endangerment, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Cochran Firm to represent Jazmir Tucker's family, probe fatal shooting by Akron police: Akron Beacon Journal
Three Cochran Firm Ohio attorneys are representing Jazmir Tucker's family in the aftermath of his shooting death during an encounter with Akron police.

Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors: Associated Press
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

Federal jury finds Columbus man guilty of 3 murders, drug trafficking: Columbus Dispatch
A Columbus man will more than likely be sentenced to life in prison after a federal jury found him guilty Tuesday of three murders, having the bodies of two of the victims dismembered and buried in different places, and drug trafficking.

 

Dec. 3, 2024

Court upholds conviction in fatal Southington crash: Tribune Chronicle
The Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of a Sharpsville, Pa., man for a fatal crash that occurred Nov. 17, 2023, at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and state Route 305 in Southington.

Battle over abortion regulations continues in Ohio, lawsuits stretch into 2025: Ohio Capital Journal
The battle to change Ohio laws surrounding abortion regulations is still broiling, even as a new presidency brings concerns on a federal level as to where abortion rights may stand in the coming years.

'This is repulsive to me.' Judge blasts Canton woman convicted of killing, eating cat: Canton Repository
A 27-year-old Canton woman will spend a year in prison for killing and eating a cat in a case that drew international attention during the U.S. presidential campaign.

Siblings sent to prison for robbing, killing man outside cellphone store: Cleveland.com
Two brothers were sentenced to prison Monday for the 2020 robbery and fatal shooting of a man outside a cellphone store.

East Liverpool man sentenced to 25 years on multiple child sex charges: WFMJ
Back in September, 41 year old Joseph Goss admitted to raping a young girl several times over the course of two years.

Lake Milton man gets 18 years: The Vindicator
Mason L. Schneider, 42, of Beachview Drive in Lake Milton, pleaded guilty Monday to six sex offenses involving six victims and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Man sentenced for shooting pellet gun at YSU students: WKBN
A man who police said shot a pellet gun at a group of Youngstown State University students who were on campus was sentenced Monday.

Euclid City Council revives parental responsibility law: Cleveland.com
City Council will revive a proposal that would allow police and local prosecutors to bring criminal charges against parents when their children commit crimes.

 

Dec. 2, 2024

Split Ohio High Court Revives Death Suit Against Pa. Doctor: Law 360
An Ohio law that pauses the statute of limitations for lawsuits against parties who leave the state does not violate the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution because it neither facially discriminates against out-of-state entities nor has some economic protectionist purpose, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Mill Creek MetroParks won’t appeal adverse bike trail ruling: Tribune Chronicle
Mill Creek MetroParks says it will not appeal the decision made two weeks ago by Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that found the park system cannot use eminent domain to acquire property to build the final phase of its bikeway in southern Mahoning County.

Flashing lights too flashy for some Amish. Old order challenges new Ohio buggy law: Columbus Dispatch
The Swartzentruber Amish are suing to overturn Ohio's new traffic law that requires animal-drawn buggies to have yellow flashing lights, saying the law conflicts with the First Amendment protecting their religious expression.

McCrabb: Man who once threatened to jump off I-75 bridge graduates from court’s mental health program: Journal-News
West Chester Twp. Police officer Dan Dean was asked by Butler County Area III Judge Courtney Caparella-Kraemer if he wanted to say anything during a mental health program graduation.

Man charged in 13-year-old boy's death sentenced to 6 months in jail: WBNS
A 38-year-old man charged in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy who witnesses say shot at him first was sentenced on Monday.

Cleveland man pleads guilty to running red light, causing deadly accident: WOIO
A 28-year-old Cleveland man pleaded guilty to causing a deadly accident on the city’s East side in July.

Company providing AI security system to local schools settles with FTC over marketing: Columbus Dispatch
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement agreement with a company that provides Columbus City Schools and other local school districts with artificial intelligence-powered weapons screening devices over whether its products support marketing claims.

Read the cease-and-desist letter UC sent to middle school about logo, Bearcats name: Cincinnati Enquirer
The University of Cincinnati sent a cease-and-desist letter to Cheatham Middle School, located about 30 miles outside Nashville, Tennessee, in October, ordering the school to change its bearcat logo.

Nov. 27, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court disbars Cleveland attorney over mismanaged client funds, false statements: Cleveland.com
A Cleveland attorney who has been disciplined in the past was disbarred Tuesday and can no longer practice law in the state, the Ohio Supreme Court announced.

Danny Lee Hill case returns to Ohio Supreme Court: Tribune Chronicle
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal filed by Ohio Solicitor General Thomas Elliot Gaiser to review a decision from the 11th District Court of Appeals requiring another hearing on convicted murderer Danny Lee Hill’s Atkins claim.

Ohio Supreme Court ruling paves way for utility regulator appeals: Dayton Daily News
On Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected AES Ohio’s bid to end appeals by a consumers group that, if successful, could one day result in millions in consumer refunds.

Franklin County Judge Kimberly Cocroft sues fellow judges alleging racism, discrimination: Columbus Dispatch
A Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against most of the other 16 judges on the bench, several court employees and the Franklin County Prosecutor's office.

Lebanon man sentenced to life in prison for 'planned' killing of 23-year-old woman: Cincinnati Enquirer
A Lebanon man will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting a 23-year-old woman last year.

Independence patient sentenced to 11 years in prison for attacking clinician: Cleveland.com
An Independence man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday for repeatedly stabbing a clinician in April.

Judge hands disgraced officer 24-28 years in exploitation case: Tribune Chronicle
A Mineral Ridge resident and former Akron police officer was sentenced to 24 to 28 years Friday after pleading guilty to eight felonies.

Bond for former St. Xavier High School employee accused of sex with student now at $30,000: Cincinnati Enquirer
A Hamilton County judge on Tuesday increased bond for a former St. Xavier High School employee accused of having sex with a student to $30,000.

 

Nov. 26, 2024

Ohio Supreme Court disbars Cleveland attorney over mismanaged client funds, false statements: Cleveland.com
A Cleveland attorney who has been disciplined in the past was disbarred Tuesday and can no longer practice law in the state, the Ohio Supreme Court announced.

Appeals court upholds Warren man’s felonious assault conviction: Tribune Chronicle
The 11th District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and indefinite prison sentence of a Warren man found guilty of felonious assault with a firearm specification and domestic violence, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office.

Murder charges dropped against 1 of 5 convicted for man's 1992 beating death: Toledo Blade
Murder charges were formally dropped Monday against a 48-year-old man who spent 26 years in prison for an erroneous conviction.

'I cry every night,' Sexual harassment claims target Franklin County Prosecutor's Office: WSYX
When opening up a letter addressed to ABC 6 On Your Side Investigators this summer, the words emerged, "Help the women who currently work within the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office." The anonymous plea described constant sexual harassment and abuse.

Man shoots person in dispute over potato chips, will spend at least 9 years in prison: Cleveland.com
An Akron man who admitted to shooting a man in the face because the victim wouldn’t share his potato chips was sentenced Monday to at least nine years in prison.

Teen will serve at least 15 years in prison for role in fatal shooting over shoes: Cleveland.com
A 19-year-old Akron man will spend at least 15 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of a man during the attempted sale of some shoes.

Man evaluated several times in hotel encounter sentenced: The Vindicator
Richard J. Armstrong Jr., 46, who has had numerous psychological evaluations after being charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault in a 2020 Boardman hotel incident, was sentenced to five to six years in prison Monday.

Father accused of causing 2-month-old’s skull fracture pleads guilty: Dayton Daily News
A Dayton father accused of causing his 2-month-old child to suffer a skull fracture in April during a domestic violence incident faces up to three years in prison.

Man pleads no contest to manslaughter in gang-related shooting: Toledo Blade
A man who shot a couple in a car outside a West Toledo nightclub in 2023, killing the husband, entered no-contest pleas to involuntary manslaughter and three other charges Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.

 

Nov. 25, 2024

Rankey files complaint against county: Delaware Gazette
Delaware County Treasurer Donald Rankey has filed a complaint with the Ohio Supreme Court asking for a Writ of Mandamus against the county and demanding an outside counsel to represent him in a dispute with the Delaware County Board of Commissioners.

Trumbull County judge touts power of child adoption: Tribune Chronicle
Trumbull County Probate Court embraced the magic of family Friday as it celebrated National Adoption Day with a theme inspired by the video-game world of Super Mario Bros. and friends.

Judge moves last Pike County massacre trial out of the county: Cincinnati Enquirer
The final trial in the 2016 Pike County massacre case will be heard outside of the county.

Lake County man gets life in prison for killing girlfriend: Cleveland.com
A Concord Township man was sentenced Friday to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend.

East Linden shootout that left Dedrick Robinson dead leads to 8 year prison sentence: Columbus Dispatch
A man involved in a East Linden shootout that ended with another man dead will spend nearly a decade in prison.

Man sentenced to at least 4 years in Kroger pharmacy robbery in Harrison Twp.: Dayton Daily News
A man will spend at least four years in prison for a robbery at a Kroger pharmacy in Harrison Twp. where he reportedly pistol-whipped a worker.

Columbus man guilty on sex, drug trafficking and conspiracy charges: WCMH
A Franklin Count Court of Common Pleas jury found a Columbus man guilty of forcing drug addicts into prostitution through violence.

Man who fatally shot Sinzae Reed changes plea while jury is deliberating in his case: Columbus Dispatch
As a Franklin County jury deliberated his fate, a man who fatally shot a teenager pleaded guilty to two weapons charges.

Youngstown man found guilty of rape of child after victim recants: The Vindicator
A county judge has found a man guilty of rape and related sexual offenses involving a minor.

City OKs paying $70,000 to settle lawsuit: The Vindicator
City officials agreed to a $70,000 settlement with a Florida company it hired to process credit and debit card transactions for the water department, but stopped being used when the city found a different vendor charging lesser fees.